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AGXX40 KNHC 170523
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

WEAK COLD FRONT IS MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO S TEXAS LATER TODAY 
AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N91W THEN 
DISSIPATE ON SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
SUN AND MON. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH MON.

ATLC TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 
23N76W. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT TO THE NW THROUGH THE 
BAHAMAS AND INTO FLORIDA. ANOTHER TROUGH...THE REMNANTS OF FRED
IS MOVING W AND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA JUST 
N OF PUERTO RICO ON FRI AND INTO THE SE BAHAMAS SAT AND ACROSS 
THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA SUN. HIGH PRES RIDGE  WILL 
BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC MON. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT 
BUT MAY PICK UP SUM OVER THE BAHAMAS AS THE TROUGH MOVES 
THROUGH.

LIGHTER THEN NORMAL TRADE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WITH 15-20 KT 
WINDS CONFINED TO NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. THESE 
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW 20 KT BY THU...OTHERWISE LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC ZONE.

WARNINGS

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE

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FORECASTER DGS