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AGXX40 KNHC 280626
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

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

HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WITH ELY WINDS 20 KT ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SE WINDS 20 KT ACROSS THE NW GULF.
THE HIGH WILL MOVE E THROUGH AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT AND FROM NW FLORIDA 
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SATE THEN SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG 
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE 
FORCE OVER THE SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. WINDS 
WILL THEN DECREASE SUN AND MON.

HIGH PRES ACROSS THE ATLC WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA...HOWEVER SOME NW SWELL TO 10 FT OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE 
ZONE WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH MOVES E FRI 
NIGHT AND SAT AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST 
LATE SAT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN 
THEN WEAKEN FROM 27N65W TO SE BAHAMAS ON MON. STRONG SLY WINDS 
INCREASE TO 30 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH NLY WINDS TO 25 KT W 
OF THE FRONT SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH NE-E
WINDS 20 KT N OF 26N ON MON.

HIGH PRES N OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE WITH STRONG GRADIENT 
TO PRODUCE BRISK ELY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH 
FRI...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 
11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W-77W TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS ARE FORECAST 
TO BE BELOW GALE FORCE BY FRI...HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL STILL BE 
STRONG IN THE 25-30 KT RANGE. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE  
YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN THEN STALLS OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN MON.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.AMZ084 AND AMZ086...GALE WARNING FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 73W-77W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GMZ082...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

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

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FORECASTER DGS