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AGXX40 KNHC 201759
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2008

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

A WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING W ABOUT 20 KNOTS ACROSS 
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. MOST OF THE CONVECTION IS DISPLACED E OF 
THE WAVE AXIS. OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN STRONG E TO NE WINDS ARE AS 
HIGH AS 25 TO 30 KNOTS AS INDICATED BY A 1045Z QUIKSCAT PASS AND 
A SSM/I PASS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT THREE 
TO FOUR DAYS AND THEN DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. A WEAKENING ATLANTIC 
COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH 31N69W TO 29N75W TO THE GEORGIA 
COAST. WINDS ARE SW ABOUT 15 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AN ATLANTIC 
RIDGE AXIS IS LOCATED THROUGH 30N55W TO 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT FIVE 
DAYS. LIGHT WINDS COVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.