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AGXX40 KNHC 161702
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
103 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

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

UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES EXTENDS OVER THE 
GULF OF MEXICO. RIDGE IS OVER TEXAS. ANOTHER RIDGE IS OVER THE 
CARIBBEAN AND ATLANTIC WITH AN AXIS NEAR 20N. THE PATTERN WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE TROUGH STRENGTHENING. THE 
TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY WITH THE ATLANTIC/CARIBBEAN RIDGE 
WEAKENING. BY FRIDAY BROAD TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE AREA NORTH OF 
CUBA AND EXTEND FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO NEAR 70W IN 
THE ATLANTIC. ON SATURDAY THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND 
MOVE A LITTLE WEST AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TO 
75W.

SURFACE...
TRADES OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE SOUTH OF 18N EAST OF 80W WITH 
NEAR 30 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THIS PATTERN WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES 
WEDNESDAY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE ATLANTIC WILL REACH 20 
KNOTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MOSTLY CONFINED TO NORTH OF 27N. WITH 
THE UPPER TROUGH NOT MOVING EAST THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOW AND 
PASS EAST OF BERMUDA EARLY SATURDAY. RIDGE ALONG 24N IN THE 
ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO WILL DRIFT NORTH TO NEAR 27N BEHIND 
THE WEAK COLD FRONT.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.