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AGXX40 KNHC 041935
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION         
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
345 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009

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

A COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH 31N68W ACROSS THE N BAHAMAS AND 
CONTINUES ACROSS SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 27N90W AS A WARM FRONT. THE 
FRONT IS CLEARLY SEEN ON THE LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES SE 
OF THE FRONT E OF 72W. THE STRONGEST WINDS...TO 25 KNOTS...ARE 
LOCATED OVER THE ATLANTIC SE OF THE FRONT E OF ABOUT 70W. A 
TROUGH IS MOVING W ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO 
AND MINIMAL CONVECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. THE 
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF AND MOVE E AND 
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE ATLANTIC OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A 
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
AND MOVE TO THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22N97W LATE SUNDAY 
NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT. BY MONDAY 
AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM 31N79W ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH GALE CONDITIONS 
OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO ZONE AND OVER THE ATLANTIC W OF THE 
FRONT N OF ABOUT 29N. BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT THE FRONT WILL MOVE 
SE OF THE GULF AND EXTEND THROUGH 31N74W ACROSS THE N BAHAMAS TO 
NEAR BELIZE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA 
BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY AND WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY 
THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH 31N67W TO NEAR JAMAICA. MODERATE 
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF THE GULF ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF 
THE NEXT FRONT LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS. 

ATLC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.