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AGXX40 KNHC 050551
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010

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

AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN 
THE E-SE RETURN FLOW WITH 15-20 KT WINDS ACROSS ALL BUT THE NE 
GULF. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E AS A STRONG LATE SEASON COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED. STRONG NLY WINDS W OF THE 
FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 30 KT BUT WILL KEEP BELOW GALE. THE FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER 
THE NW GULF FRI...WITH NLY WINDS 15-20 KT CONFINED TO THE S GULF.

ATLC RIDGE FROM 31N75W TO PUERTO RICO WILL BECOME ORIENTATED E-W 
ALONG 30N TUE AND WED...THEN MOVE E THU AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO NW 
BAHAMAS LATE FRI. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT AHEAD OF THE 
FRONT...WITH NLY WINDS TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT. OTHERWISE
ELY WINDS S OF THE RIDGE 15-20 KT S OF 25N TODAY THROUGH THU.

DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 16N55W TO 15N60W WILL DISSIPATE 
LATER THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL 
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SEAS 
OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A LATE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL 
APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS