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AGXX40 KNHC 131958
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2009

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
ATLC HIGH PRES CENTER OFF FLORIDA COAST MAINTAIN SE-S FLOW 
ACROSS ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT.  WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER S TEXAS 
SAT NIGHT AND MOVES NE OVER GULF STATES COASTAL WATERS SUN ALONG 
WEAK COLD FRONT TO N FLORIDA.  LOW PRES INTENSIFIES AND EMERGE 
OFF NE FLORIDA COAST SUN NIGHT WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA.  HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SE GULF STATES WITH 
FRESH TO STRONG E-NE FLOW ACROSS GULF SHIFTING SE-S LATE WED. 

CARIBBEAN...
TRADE WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM W TO E SUN AS ATLC HIGH PRES 
IS FORCED E BY APPROACHING COLD FRONT OFF NE FLORIDA COAST.  
COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN WITH INCREASING NE WINDS MON AND 
TUE.  BUILDING RIDGE BEHIND COLD FRONT TIGHTENS PRES GRADIENT 
WITH A RETURN OF STRONG WINDS S OF 15N ACROSS ERN CARIBBEAN AND 
TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH THU. 

ATLANTIC W OF 55W...
WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W HAS BUILDING HIGH PRES 
BEHIND WITH STRONG NW FLOW TONIGHT.  RIDGE QUICKLY MOVES E AS 
NEW COLD FRONT WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES EMERGE OFF NE FLORIDA 
COAST SUN NIGHT WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT THAT REACHES FROM 
31N71W TO 23N80W EARLY MON.  INTENSIFYING LOW PRES LIKELY BRING 
GALE FORCE WINDS TO NE CORNER OF SW N ATLC MON THEN MOVE QUICKLY 
OUT OF BASIN EARLY MON NIGHT.  HEALTHY HIGH PRES 1023 MB BEHIND 
LOW PRES BRINGS STEADY FLOW OF STRONG NW WIND MAINLY E OF 70W 
TUE...BUT ALSO OUT OF AREA BY LATE TUE.

ATLANTIC...
...GALE WARNING EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 72W WED...AMZ080. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER