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AGXX40 KNHC 090551
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010

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

WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE E AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE 
AREA. THE HIGH MOVES E AND SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TO 20 KT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON. THE HIGH MOVES E INTO THE ATLC AND
LOWER PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS RESULTING IN 15-20 KT ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF TUE AND WED THEN WINDS DECREASE SOME OVER THE NE 
GULF ON THU.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW ATLC ZONE LATER THIS MORNING
AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON. NLY
WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON THEN BECOME DIFFUSE W OF 65W
MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA AND NE-E WINDS 
INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER MOST OF THE AREA TUE. THE HIGH WEAKENS
SOME WED AND THU AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO S
OF AROUND 25N.

CARIBBEAN TRADES IN 20-25 KT RANGE ACROSS THE S CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN TODAY AND MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
AREA MON NIGHT AS ATLC COLD FRONT MOVES E AND STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF THE AREA. WINDS COULD REACH TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA TUE AND WED. BRISK ELY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
CONTINUE THROUGH THU.

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