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AGXX40 KNHC 120608
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION        
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH A WEAK COLD 
FRONT ALONG THE COASTAL PLAINS FROM LOUISIANA TO THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF TODAY. 
HOWEVER LOWER PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS COMBINED WITH 
THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE THE SLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TO 
15-20 KT LATE TONIGHT AND WED THEN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE FAR 
NW GULF THU AND FRI AND BELOW 20 KT SAT. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW 
PORTION OF THE AREA. THE FRONT MOVES TO 31N75W TO NE FLORIDA 
THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 30N65W TO 30N73W WED THEN DISSIPATE W OF 
65W THU. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT W OF FRONT. ELY 
WINDS 15-20 KT WILL CONTINUE S OF 22N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS 
ELSEWHERE.   

TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE AREA GENERALLY E 
OF 80W AND EXTEND INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE...WITH THE 
TYPICALLY STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AS THE ATLC 
RIDGE MOVES E. OTHERWISE ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS 
THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN.

ATLC...
.NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.