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AGXX40 KNHC 110532
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009

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

WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH A 1011 MB
SURFACE LOW JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE LOW IS FORECAST
TO MOVE TO THE NNE. SLY WINDS PICK UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST
THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE NW GULF ON MON AND
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS ON TUE.

SURFACE TROUGH IN THE ATLC EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT N OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK
LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AND 
MOVE EWD. WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KT AROUND THE LOW... 
OTHERWISE WINDS GENERALLY 15 KT OR LESS.

MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES...20-25 KT...IN THE CARIBBEAN ALONG 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT 
THEN DECREASE SUN AS THE ATLC RIDGE MOVES E IN RESPONSE TO COLD 
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW ATLC ZONE. LIGHTER THEN NORMAL TRADES 
WILL THEN REMAIN THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
 
WARNINGS

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE

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FORECASTER DGS