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AGXX40 KNHC 040538
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EST SUN JAN 04 2009

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

WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E AS A 
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT 
STALLS FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON AND MON NIGHT. THE 
FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED TUE AND MOVES RAPIDLY EWD TO TAMPA BAY 
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND E OF THE AREA THU. STRONG WINDS 
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED AND SHIFT TO THE NW 
20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF THU.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA. NLY SWELL IS SLOWLY SUBSIDING ACROSS THE E PORTION OF THE 
AREA. SLY WINDS PICK UP ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE 
TUE AHEAD OF STRONG APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SLY WINDS INCREASE 
TO GALE FORCE LATE WED N OF AROUND 29N W OF 75W. THE FRONT MOVES 
RAPIDLY TO 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU.

TYPICAL TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE STRONGEST 
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS 
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.