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AGXX40 KNHC 040450
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM FRI AUG 04 2006

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

T.S. CHRIS IS CONTINUES TO MOVE W JUST N OF HISPANIOLA WITH 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 35 KT WITH GUST TO 45 KT. THE 
FORECAST TRACK PUTS CHRIS ALONG THE NE COAST OF CUBA SAT AND 
INLAND OVER N CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT. CHRIS WILL WEAKEN TO A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND ACROSS CUBA AND 
WILL REMAIN A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF 
MEXICO. THE LATEST ADVISORY CALLS FOR CHRIS TO STRENGTHEN BACK 
TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE MIDDLE GULF ON MON AND INTO THE NW 
GULF TUE. OTHERWISE ATLC RIDGE REMAINS ALONG 27N/28N THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...MOSTLY 15 
TO 20 KT BUT STRONGER NEAR THE COASTS OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...TS WARNING...AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER DGS