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AGXX40 KNHC 280640
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
240 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

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

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN 
YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR 20N87W. A TROUGH 
EXTENDS FROM THE LOW INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. WINDS 
ARE N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SW GULF AND NE ABOUT 15 KT OVER 
THE REST OF THE GULF NW OF THE TROUGH. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO 
INCREASE OVER MOST OF THE GULF AS THE LOW MOVES N OVER THE S 
CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE LOW SHOULD MOVE N TO NE THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHERLY SWELLS FROM HURRICANE KYLE AS MEASURED BY A 2240 UTC 
ALTIMETER PASS ARE AS HIGH AS 13 FEET OVER THE WATERS SW OF 
BERMUDA. A QUIKSCAT PASS FROM ABOUT 2330 UTC INDICATES A HIGH 
CENTER OFF THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 28N77W AND A TROUGH EXTENDING 
THROUGH 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A RIDGE PATTERN COVERS 
THE AREA ROUGHLY N OF 25N E OF 65W. SEAS ARE IN THE 9 TO 12 FOOT 
RANGE IN THIS AREA DUE IN PART TO A 994 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 
38N41W.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.