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AGXX40 KNHC 160632
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

AN AREA OF LOW PRES HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
ABOUT 80 MILES SW OF TAMPA. THE LATEST NHC TROPICAL OUTLOOK SAYS
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS LOW COULD DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY. THE LOW IS MOVING NW 15 KT. WILL 
UP THE WINDS IN THE EASTERN GULF WITH THE LOW FROM 15-20 TO 
20-25 KT. WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SW GULF LATE MON AND MON NIGHT
AS THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE. WILL WAIT FOR LATEST ADVISORY ON TROPICAL
STORM ANA...AS THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY BROUGHT ANA INTO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON THU EVENING. MAY HAVE TO HEADLINE
E GULF ZONE FOR TROPICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

TROPICAL STORM ANA IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE SE PORTION OF THE 
ATLC ZONE BY MON EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
OVER HAITI TUE EVENING. THE LATEST ADVISORY STRENGTHENS IT BACK
TO A TROPICAL STORM JUST OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA WED
EVENING. WILL ADJUST HEADLINE FOR TROPICAL CONDITION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEXT NHC ADVISORY. ACCORDING THE LAST 
ADVISORY TROPICAL STORM BILL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE
AND BE JUST E OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THU EVENING.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE AS TROPICAL
STORM ANA IS EXPECTED TO CROSS 55W LATER TODAY. ANA WILL MOVE
INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN LATE MON TO NEAR PUERTO RICO MON EVENING.
ANA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INLAND OVER HAITI TUE
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM BILL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE
AND TRACK INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE BY THU. AGAIN WILL MAKE
ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO FORECAST AND HEADLINES BASED ON THE LATEST
NHC ADVISORY.

WARNINGS

ATLC...
.TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
TODAY THROUGH MON FOR TROPICAL STORM ANA...AMZ087 

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE. 

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

$$
FORECASTER DGS