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AGXX40 KNHC 281833
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
A COLD FRONT MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL 
RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...EXITING THESE WATERS 
EARLY MONDAY. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IS AHEAD OF THE FRONT 
AFFECTING THE NE PORTION OF THE GULF...PARTICULARLY N OF 25N E 
OF 86W. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN THIS AREA OF CONVECTIVE 
ACTIVITY. STRONG WINDS IN A NORTHERLY SURGE ARE EXPECTED IN THE 
WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF...RAISING SEAS TO 
AROUND 10 FT OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE REGION. IN FACT...THE 
LATEST ASCAT PASS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING N TO NW 
WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE OVER THE NW GULF BEHIND THE 
FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON MON AS HIGH PRESSURE FORMS 
OVER THE NW CORNER OF THE AREA. THE SFC HIGH WILL MOVE E-NE 
ACROSS THE N WATERS ALLOWING SLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT INTO THU. 

SW N ATLC W OF 55W...
ATLC COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N53W TO 23N65W 
THEN CONTINUES AS A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO THE SE 
BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA ON MON. GALE FORCE 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEGINNING TONIGHT. A GALE 
WARNING IS IN EFFECT N OF 29N AND W OF 76W. GALE CONDITIONS ARE 
FORECAST TO PERSIST E OF THE FRONT ON MON...MAINLY N OF 29N AND 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 
CENTRAL CUBA MON NIGHT...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE TUE NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FAR SE 
PORTION OF THE AREA THU INTO FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE 
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
BASED ON THE LATEST ASCAT AND WINDSAT PASSES AND SOME SHIP 
OBSERVATIONS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ARE NOTED OVER THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN...WITH MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF 
THE BASIN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PART OF THE BASIN 
EARLY MON FOLLOWED BY NLY WINDS OF 20 KT AND BUILDING SEAS TO 
AROUND 7 FT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM E-CENTRAL CUBA 
TO NEAR CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA MON NIGHT...THEN FROM THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE 
OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS WED INTO THU. 

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
.AMZ080...GALE WARNING TONIGHT.
.AMZ080...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E 
OF FRONT.
 
CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER GR