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AGXX40 KNHC 091727
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT THU OCT 09 2008

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

UPPER LEVELS...
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH 
FRIDAY NIGHT WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND BECOME AN OPEN WAVE AND 
MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND CONTINUE 
WEAKENING REACHING THE TEXAS COAST LATE MONDAY. STRONG MIDDLE 
LATITUDE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC NORTH OF THE AREA WILL 
DEVELOP SOUTH AND BY MONDAY BE OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLANTIC AREA. THIS TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN OVER 
THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. OTHERWISE RIDGE IS OVER THE AREA.

SURFACE...
BROAD LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES IS A SURFACE 
REFLECTION OF THE UPPER SYSTEM AND WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR 
SCENARIO AS THE UPPER SYSTEM. RESULTING WINDS WILL BE LIGHT... 
MOSTLY LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.