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AGXX40 KNHC 041751
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM 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 COVERS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES ARE ALONG THE 
TEXAS COAST S OF CORPUS CHRISTIE WITH 20 KT AND 6FT. AS THE HIGH 
MOVES E INTO THE ATLC THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND ELY WINDS 
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SE GULF. E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT WILL MOVE 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 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE 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 TO 25 KT ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW 
PORTION OF THE ZONE. 1030 MB HIGH PRES MOVES TO 31N72W SAT AND 
SUN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING S OF 25N AND N OF 25N E OF 
70W. 

STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT...WITH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF THE 
FRONT TO 83W. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC THU AND WINDS 
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND. HIGHEST SEAS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE OVER THE MIDDLE 
AND SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN WITH 12 TO 13 FT.  

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.