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AGXX40 KNHC 030653
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE GULF WATERS WITH 
WINDSAT...ASCAT...AND MARINE PLATFORMS INDICATING MODERATE TO 
FRESH BREEZE PREVAILING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM IN 
THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT WHICH WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT 
AND RESULT IN A SURGE OF WINDS WITH STRONG N BREEZE ACROSS THE W 
GULF...AND FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS THE E GULF MON THROUGH 
TUE MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH WED BEFORE RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES ACROSS THE W GULF ON WED NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU MORNING. THE 
SURGE OF N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN GALE 
CONDITIONS THU. 

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM E CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS. ASCAT 
AND WINDSAT WINDS INDICATE MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE ACROSS THE E 
CARIBBEAN WITH FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS THE W 
CARIBBEAN...WITH HIGHEST WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLUMBIA. SURGE 
OF N WINDS WILL PUSH THE STATIONARY FRONT E TUE TO EXTEND FROM 
HAITI TO COSTA RICA WITH STRONG N TO NE WINDS PREVAILING W OF 
THE FRONT. SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE TROPICAL 
ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF LONG 
PERIOD SWELLS SPREADS S ACROSS THE REGION ON MON. THESE LONG 
PERIOD SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE 
MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. 

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 23N65W TO E CUBA. LATEST ASCAT PASS 
INDICATES GALE CONDITIONS N OF 30NE OF 70W. THE GALE CONDITIONS 
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY THE MORNING HOURS. A SURGE OF COLD 
AIR WILL SHIFT OFF THE E COAST OF THE US MON NIGHT. THIS WILL 
RESULT IN NEAR GALE CONDITIONS N OF 25N ON TUE...WHICH SHIFT E 
OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH 
THROUGH THU AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. 
NW SWELLS GENERATED BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE 
THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER ROUND OF LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL BE 
GENERATED TUE AS A RESULT OF THE INCREASE IN WINDS FROM THE 
SURGE OF COLD AIR. THESE SWELLS WILL THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE 
THROUGH THU. 
 
WARNINGS...

ATLC...
.AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE. 

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER AL