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AGXX40 KNHC 040558
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER SLY WINDS WILL PICK UP OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF LATER TODAY...AND AS THE HIGH MOVES E INTO THE ATLC 
THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER 
THE SE GULF. E TO SE WINDS 20-25 KT ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF BY 
SAT AND SUN EXCEPT FOR THE NE GULF WHERE WINDS WILL BE  10 TO 15 
KT.

ATLC COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 26N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
BE OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE 
FRONT AND WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW 
PORTION OF THE ZONE THU. HIGH PRES MOVES TO 30N74W SAT AND SUN 
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING S OF 25N AND N OF 25N E OF 70W. 

STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM HAITI TO PANAMA WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT...WITH NE WINDS 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC THU AND WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS 
MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.