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AGXX40 KNHC 260558
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
200 AM WED JUL 26 2006

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

UPPER LEVELS...
MIDDLE LEVEL RIDGE ALONG A LINE THROUGH 31N65W TO ACROSS CENTRAL 
FLORIDA THEN TO THE SOUTHWEST GULF.  RIDGE WILL DRIFT A LITTLE 
NORTH TO ALONG 30N AND WEAKEN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH 
FRIDAY. WEAK RIDGE WILL REBUILD ALONG 30N SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTERED OVER EASTERN CUBA WILL 
SLOWLY DRIFT WEST NORTHWEST AND BE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY 
SUNDAY.

SURFACE...
WEAK TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT 
NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN AND BY THURSDAY BE WEST OF THE AREA.

MAIN FEATURE IS A RIDGE THAT EXTENDS ALONG A LINE THROUGH 31N65W 
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THEN TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.  THE 
RIDGE WILL MOVE NORTH AND BE ALONG 30N BY THURSDAY.  THE RIDGE 
WILL BE STATIONARY THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT WINDS...20 KNOTS OR MORE.
1) WESTERN GULF SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT 
THURSDAY.
2) CENTRAL AND SOUTH CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRIDAY WILL WEAKEN SOME 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.
3) TROPICAL ATLANTIC SOUTH OF THE RIDGE.  WINDS WILL MOVE WEST 
ALONG WITH A TROPICAL WAVE REACHING 65W THURSDAY AND 75W FRIDAY 
AND THE WESTERN BAHAMAS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE. 

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER LL