000
AGXX40 KNHC 241646
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM WED MAY 24 2006

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. LATEST BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SLY 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND 10 KT OR LESS 
ELSEWHERE. MODELS INDICATE THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
MON.

WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR E PORTION OF THE ATLC SHOULD BE E 
OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING AND HIGH PRES BUILDS  ACROSS THE 
AREA. SW WINDS PICK UP SOME ON OVER TH NW PORTION OF THE AREA 
THU NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT.

FAIRLY STRONG GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING ELY 
TRADES 20-25 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W. PRES GRADIENT PATTERN REMAINS 
FAIRLY CONSISTENT THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKEN ON SUN AND MON AS THE 
ATLC RIDGES WEAKENS AND  MOVES EWD.
 
WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS