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AGXX40 KNHC 221802
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

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

CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR GALE CONDITIONS IN THE SW GULF OF 
MEXICO EARLY TONIGHT THEN DECREASING LATER...AND WILL CONTINUE 
WITH THESE TRENDS. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS THE GULF OF 
MEXICO FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 
19N95W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. BRISK 
NE WINDS DECREASE FROM E TO W LATE TONIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRES 
SHIFTS TO THE E AND WINDS BECOME SLY ACROSS WESTERN GULF TUE 
THROUGH FRI.

COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS EVENING AND MOVE 
RAPIDLY AND EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TONIGHT AND 
WEAKEN FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA MON THEN DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO 
25N69W TUE. 9-10 FT NLY SWELL MOVES INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE 
AREA TUE NIGHT AND WED THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDES THU AND FRI.

PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA AND RIDGE TO THE N 
IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WITH GALE FORCE 
WINDS EXPECTED FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 75W-77W. WINDS SHOULD 
DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE ON MON. OTHERWISE STRONG TRADE WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH TUE THEN DECREASE WED THROUGH FRI.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
GALE WARNING FROM 10N-13N BETWEEN 75W-77W...AMZ084.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 95W...GMZ080.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.