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AGXX40 KNHC 241744
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
145 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

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

THE LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A SURFACE LOW 
DEVELOPING OVER THE ATLANTIC IN THE VICINITY OF 31N78W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE SE 
SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW CENTER AIDED BY A MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL 
TROUGH WITH AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH 35N75W TO NEAR 28N90W. BY 
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE GFS AND NOGAPS MOVE THE LOW TO NEAR 28N68W 
AND DEEPEN IT TO ABOUT 1010 MB WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND INTO THE SE GULF OF 
MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE S AND SE 
QUADRANTS WILL SPEEDS TO 25 KNOTS. THE WAVEWATCH 3 MODEL MAY BE 
A LITTLE LOW IN PREDICTING SEAS TO 9 FEET. THE LOW WILL MOVE 
BEYOND 31N LATER ON MONDAY WITH THE FRONT STRETCHING THROUGH 
30N60W TO 25N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL 
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL COVER THE GULF OF MEXICO UNTIL THE 
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOT WINDS COVER THE FAR 
NW CARIBBEAN AND WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUN. TRADE WINDS WILL 
BEGIN TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN TUESDAY 
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS MORNINGS QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATES AN 
ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH 27N55W TO 25N80W.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.