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AGXX40 KNHC 161709
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
109 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

UPPER TROUGH IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH LARGE UPPER 
RIDGE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL 
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL WESTERLIES WILL EXTEND 
SOUTH FROM STRONG DEEP LAYER LOW OVER EASTERN CANADA AND AFFECT 
THE AREA NORTH OF 25N. A COUPLE OF WEAK SURFACE FRONTS WILL 
IMPACT MAINLY THE ATLANTIC AREA NORTH OF 25N THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 
ONE IS THE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE 
ASSOCIATED WIND WILL MAINLY BE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE 
FRONT AS THERE IS ONLY A VERY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND 
THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL MOVE EAST OF 65W SATURDAY NIGHT. 
ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE U.S. COAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH 
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE ATLANTIC BEGINNING SUNDAY. THE WINDS 
WITH THIS SECOND FRONT WILL PASS EAST OF 65W LATE MONDAY. 
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE IN THE ATLANTIC AREA 
TUESDAY AHEAD OF A THIRD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST 
U.S. COAST LATE WEDNESDAY.

NORTHERLY SWELLS FROM THE STRONG LOW NORTH OF THE AREA WILL 
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SEAS 
BECOMING MOSTLY WINDS WAVES BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

GULF OF MEXICO WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LESS THAN 20 KT BUT RETURN 
FLOW IN THE WEST GULF OF 20 KNOTS OR MORE WILL BEGIN LATE 
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS STRONG LOW DEVELOPS OVER OKLAHOMA.

TRADES WILL BE LESS THAN NORMAL WITH THE ONLY AREAS OF 20 KNOTS 
BEING SOUTH OF 15N AND IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. WINDS WILL 
OCCASIONALLY REACH 25 KNOTS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.