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AGXX40 KNHC 100700
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

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

THE 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS EARLY THIS MORNING INDICATES A 
COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 30N55W TO 24N65W TO THE SOUTHERN 
BAHAMAS WITH A POST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N59W TO 26N75W. 
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LARGE AREA OF STRATOCUMULUS 
CLOUDS NW OF THE TROUGH AND SEAS ARE AS HIGH AS 15 TO 17 FEET N 
OF 29N E OF 65W. A QUIKSCAT PASS AT ABOUT 2200 UTC CLEARLY 
INDICATES A WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WITH WINDS UP 
TO 25 KNOTS EITHER SIDE OF IT. LATER THIS MORNING A STRONG COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND A RIDGE WILL BE LOCATED 
FROM NEAR BERMUDA INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. GALE 
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON W OF FRONT 
OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO ZONE...GMZ082. BY MONDAY THE FRONT 
WILL MOVE THROUGH 31N75W ACROSS THE TIP OF S FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA. GALE FORCE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E TUESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS COVER MOST OF 
THE CARIBBEAN. A 0600 UTC SHIP REPORT...ZCDF4...IS REPORTING 30 
KNOT WINDS JUST OFF THE COLOMBIA COAST AT 74W. 

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.