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AGXX40 KNHC 110649
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2009

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

A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT IS LOCATED THROUGH 26N55W TO NEAR 
23N70W EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE IS LOCATED THROUGH 31N60W TO THE 
CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO A STRONG 
COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
27N90W TO 20N96W. A GALE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE SW GULF ZONE 
W OF THE FRONT. A 0100 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATES 25 TO 30 KNOT 
WINDS W OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. BY MONDAY 
EVENING THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 
THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. ON 
TUESDAY THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED AND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE 
QUICKLY SE. BY WEDNESDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N68W ACROSS 
CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. GALE CONDITIONS ARE 
EXPECTED E OF THE FRONT N OF ABOUT 29N. ON THURSDAY THE FRONT 
MOVE SLOWLY SE. 

MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ARE LOCATED OVER THE 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF ABOUT 80W WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 13 
FEET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY AND 
THURSDAY.

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 93W..GMZ082.

FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.