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AGXX40 KNHC 151726
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT SAT MAY 15 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
AN E-W RIDGE OVER COASTAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT S AND EXTEND E-W 
ALONG 28N AS A COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY 10-15 KT MAX WIND 
SHIFT...MOVES E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON-TUE. THE POST 
FRONTA RIDGE WILL BECOME ORIENTATED N-S OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
WED-THU. 

SW N ATLC...
1025MB HIGH PRES 31N72W RIDGING W TO NE FL PRODUCING LIGHT AND 
VRBL WINDS N OF 27N EXCEPT OCNL 15 KT ALONG FL COAST...AND ELY 
15-20 KT S OF 27N. LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH TUE THEN RIDGE RETRACTS 
E OF 75W ALLOWING A CDFNT TO ENTER NW WATERS WED AND REACHING NW 
BAHAMAS WED NIGHT...AND ALONG PSN FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS 
FRI. EXPECTING ONLY A 15 KT MAX WIND SHIFT ALONG FRONT.   

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG ELY WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA THROUGH TUE THEN WINDS OVER W CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH SOME. 
APPEARS THE RECENTLY ENHANCED 25-30 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST HAS 
DIMINISHED TO 20-25 KT WITH ASSOCIATED SEAS OF 8-12 FT JUST 
DOWNSTREAM NEAR 13N76W THROUGH SUN AND SUBSIDING THEREAFTER. A 
LOW LATITUDE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY S OF 10N ALONG 55W WILL 
MOVE W AT 13 KT THROUGH THE WATERS E OF THE CARIBBEAN 
ACCOMPANIED BY SCT TSTMS. MAY SEE SOME CONVECTION ALONG COAST 
VENEZUELA SUN BUT EXPECT ONLY THE SLIGHTEST NE-E WIND SHIFT OVER 
WATERS GENERALLY TO THE S OF 12N. 

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON