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AGXX40 KNHC 021714
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT THU OCT 02 2008

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

SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N75W 25N80W 20N90W. PERSISTENT FRONTAL 
TROUGH 31N70W 23N79W TO WEAK LOW PRES 22N80W 1009 MB. RIDGE 
28N55W 23N75W. HIGH PRES 30N96W 1017 MB. TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 
53W AND 43W MOVING W 12 KT.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG PSN 
31N75W 23N79W 17N87W FRI...WITH THE FRONT SEGMENT N OF 27N 
CONTINUING  E TO REACHING PSN FROM BERMUDA TO GRAND BAHAMA LATE 
SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATING SUN. THE FRONT SEGMENT S OF 27N WILL 
STALL FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO BELIZE FRI NIGHT...THEN DRIFT 
W NW TO ALONG PSN FROM NW BAHAMAS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT 
NIGHT. THESE REMNANTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W TO ALONG PSN FROM 
CENTRAL FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN...WITH WHATEVER REMNANTS 
REMAIN WASHING OUT COMPLETELY OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO 
SUN NIGHT INTO MON.  

FRESH NE WINDS OVER ENTIRE AREA NW OF FRONT WILL SPREAD S OVER 
SUBTROPICS LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS FRONT LOSES IDENTITY AND RIDGE 
BUILDS WELL TO THE N ALONG 37N. MODERATE E TRADES OVER TROPICS 
WILL SPREAD W OVER NW CARIBBEAN AS FRONTAL REMNANTS MOVE W OF 
AREA. TROPICAL WAVES ONLY ACCOMPANIED BY NE-E-SE 10-15 KT WIND 
SHIFT SO NOT MENTIONED IN OFFSHORE TEXT PRODUCTS.      

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.