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AGXX40 KNHC 030609
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EST SAT JAN 03 2009

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

WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH SLY WINDS INCREASING 
TO 15-20 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS DECREASE LATE SUN AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT STALLS ALONG THE 
NORTHERN GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS LATE SUN 
THEN GETS RE-ENFORCED TUE AND WED AND EXTENDS FROM WESTERN 
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE WED. SLY WIND INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED WITH BRISK NW WINDS W OF THE 
FRONT WED.

ATLC STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 25N/26N E OF 75W WILL DISSIPATE 
LATER TODAY...OTHERWISE RIDGE ALONG 29N. LARGE SWELLS OVER THE 
EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 8 FT SUN.
THE RIDGE MOVES EWD AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE
U.S. COAST LATE TUE AND EARLY WED. THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN 
THE ATLC RIDGE AND THE FRONT WITH WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. WILL 
HOLD OFF ON HEADLINING THE ZONE FOR POSSIBLE GALE UNTIL LATER 
RUNS CONTINUE THE TREND.

TYPICAL TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG 
THE COAST OF S AMERICA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.