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AGXX40 KNHC 160540
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT FRI APR 16 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 STRONG E WINDS ACROSS THE SE 
GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WINDS DECREASE LATER 
TODAY...HOWEVER 15-20 KT WINDS WILL CONTINUE S OF 25 E OF 90W 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF 
LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND E OF THE AREA LATE MON. A WEAK FRONT 
WILL BRUSH THE NORTHERN GULF MON...THEN HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS 
THE AREA TUE.

HIGH PRES RIDGE IN THE ATLC ALONG 30N WITH BRISK NE-E WINDS S
OF AROUND 27N. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E-SE TONIGHT AND THE PRES 
GRADIENT WEAKENS WITH 15-20 KT E WINDS S OF 25N AND 5-10 KT N OF 
25N. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE 
FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN. A TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE 
FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS MON...AND MERGE WITH THE 
FRONT ON TUE. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT N OF THE 
FRONT/TROUGH.

PRES GRADIENT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL PRODUCE 20-25 KT WINDS 
TODAY...AS THE HIGH TO THE N  MOVES E THE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND 
THE WINDS DECREASE TONIGHT. HOWEVER AS THE HIGH MOVE E WINDS 
PICK UP OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN THEN DECREASE EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH MOVES FURTHER E. A TROUGH IN THE TROPICAL 
ATLC ZONE EXTENDS FROM 18N55W TO 13N61W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT S 
THROUGH SAT AND THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN.

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