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AGXX40 KNHC 221638
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

GULF OF MEXICO RIDGE FROM W CUBA TO SE LOUISIANA THROUGH FRI.
LATEST BUOY REPORTS INDICATE SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15-20 
KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE WINDS WILL DECREASING SLIGHTLY 
OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE GULF LATE 
SAT AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN THEN 
DISSIPATE MON. LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN THEN
ELY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 15-20 KT OVER THE EASTERN GULF
MON AND TUE...AS RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 30N.

RIDGE IN ATLC ALONG 25N WILL MOVE E  AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 
31N74W TO N FLORIDA SAT AND FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL SUN THEN 
WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA MON AND FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS TUE. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF THE FRONT SUN AND 
MON THEN DECREASE TUE.

SE WINDS 20-25 KT OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT 
THEN DECREASE TO 15-20 KT SUN AS THE ATLC RIDGE MOVES EWD. THE 
WINDS DECREASE FURTHER T0 10-15 KT MON AND TUE. OTHERWISE 15-20 
KT TRADES S OF AROUND 16N THROUGH TUE.
 
WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.