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AGXX40 KNHC 230632
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA 
TO 26N90W THEN AS A WARM FRONT TO GALVESTON TEXAS. THE FRONT
SHOULD DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN AND 
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY MON AND E OF THE 
AREA LATE MON. STRONG SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND STRONG 
NLY W OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE MON. SLY WINDS ACROSS THE 
WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED.

ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE 
E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THE GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 70W WAS
FORECAST TO EXPIRE THIS MORNING SO WILL CANCEL THE GALE. SLY 
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO  20-25 KT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA 
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE 
U.S. COAST EARLY MON AND EXTEND 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE 
AND FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA WED. SLY WINDS MAY INCREASE TO GALE 
FORCE N OF 27N E OF FRONT MON. WINDS DECREASE TUE AND WED 
HOWEVER LARGE SWELLS MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA.

THE STRONG ELY WINDS OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAVE DECREASED 
SOME...AND WILL REMAIN IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE THROUGH SUN THEN 
WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 25-30 KT MON-WED. SLY WINDS INCREASE
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. 
THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON AND
EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WED.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
.AMZ080...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 27N E OF FRONT.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS