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AGXX40 KNHC 300601
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008

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

THE LATEST SYNOPTIC SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES A 1011 MB SURFACE 
LOW OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO IN THE VICINITY OF 23N88W 
AND A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA 
PENINSULA AND INTO THE ATLANTIC NEAR 30N76W. NORTH TO NE WINDS 
ARE LOCATED OVER MOST OF THE GULF AND ARE HIGHEST...TO 20 KT...S 
OF 23N W OF 90W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE NE OVER THE SE GULF 
TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE LOCATED N OF 
THE BAHAMAS WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING SW FROM THE LOW 
CENTER INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KT 
AROUND THE LOW CENTER IN THE ATLANTIC. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS 
COVERS A LARGE AREA OVER THE E HALF OF THE GULF...FLORIDA...THE 
NW CARIBBEAN...AND MOST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. A JASON ALTIMETER 
PASS AT 2100 UTC INDICATES SEAS AS HIGH AS 13 FEET ALONG 58W TO 
60W N OF 26N.

A WELL-DEFINED ATLANTIC SURFACE RIDGE IS LOCATED ALONG 26N/27N 
AS DEPICTED BY A 2300 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E 
AND DIP TO THE S TUE AND WED. NORMAL EASTERLY TRADE WINDS IN THE 
15 TO 20 KT RANGE COVER ROUGHLY THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE 
CARIBBEAN. 

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.