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AGXX40 KNHC 191722
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT THU JUN 19 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 ALONG WITH A 0930Z QUIKSCAT 
PASS INDICATES A WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE 
LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS ALONG 57W. THE WAVE IS MOVING W 
ABOUT 20 KNOTS AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN. EAST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE...AND AS HIGH 
AS 30 KNOTS OFF THE COLOMBIA COAST...ARE LOCATED OVER THE 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC. A RIDGE AXIS 
EXTENDS THROUGH 29N55W TO 26N55W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A 
COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH 31N75W TO NE FLORIDA AND CONTINUES AS 
A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 28N E OF 90W IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. 
OVER THE ATLANTIC SE WINDS TO ABOUT 20 KNOTS ARE LOCATED SE OF 
THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A 31N72W TO 26N80W LINE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT. WINDS ARE LIGHT AND 
MOSTLY VARIABLE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO BUT WILL INCREASE 
SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE SE ON FRI AND SAT.  

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.