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AGXX40 KNHC 251748
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1248 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

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

UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD RIDGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. VERY WEAK 
BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE TROPICAL SOUTHWEST NORTH 
ATLANTIC THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODERATE WESTERLIES NORTH OF 25N 
WILL MOVE TO NORTH OF 30N MONDAY THEN SLOWLY EXTEND SOUTHWARD TO 
NORTH OF 25N THURSDAY. STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF 
MEXICO FRIDAY.

SURFACE...
WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTH PART OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN SOME 
THROUGH MONDAY THEN WEAKEN AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST 
TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA NORTH OF 25N REACHING 
FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKENING OVER THE ATLANTIC AREA 
THURSDAY. STRONG COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG 
SHORTWAVE...WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
MOVE TO A LINE FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF 
MEXICO MIDDAY FRIDAY. FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR A LINE FROM 31N73W 
TO NEAR HABANA CUBA TO NEAR COZUMEL MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT. GALE 
WINDS ARE FORECAST IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WEST 
OF 92W FRIDAY. ALSO GALE WINDS EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT NORTH OF 
ABOUT 28N IN THE ATLANTIC AREA BEGINNING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.