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AGXX40 KNHC 291705
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT MON SEP 29 2008

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

SURFACE TROUGH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
A WEAK 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N89W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ARE N OF THE LOW PRES CENTER. THE LATEST GFS MODEL RUN IS SLOWER 
AND FURTHER TO THE S MOVING THE LOW THEN PREVIOUS RUNS. 
QUICKSCAT FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING INDICATED 20 KT WINDS N OF 
THE LOW CENTER. THE LOW WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TUE. WEAK 
HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

WEAK ATLC TROUGH FROM 29N78W TO 27N80W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY. 
OTHERWISE RIDGE ALONG 25N. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. 
COAST WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA THU THEN 
WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FRI AND SAT. S TO SW WINDS INCREASE 
TO 20-25 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU THEN DECREASE
FRI AND SAT AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. EXPECT LIGHT NLY WINDS W OF 
THE FRONT.

LIGHTER THEN NORMAL TRADES CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AS THE 
ATLC RIDGE REMAINS WEAK. THE TRADE SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH 
THE END OF THE WEEK. AN UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED AND EXTENDS FROM WESTERN 
CUBA TO BELIZE THU THEN BECOME STATIONARY.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.