000 AGXX40 KNHC 180529 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE EAST U.S. COAST AND ACROSS FLORIDA TO EASTERN MEXICO WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND DRIFT WEST WITH A BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER DEVELOPING OVER FLORIDA TODAY. THE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE FRIDAY AND BE OVER THE WEST GULF LATE SATURDAY. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE AREA. SURFACE... THE SURFACE PATTERN WILL MIMIC THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS OVER THE AREA WILL BE MOSTLY LESS THAN 20 KNOTS THE EXCEPTIONS ARE OVER THE NORTH SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW WHERE WINDS WILL RANGE UP TO 20 KT AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WHERE WINDS WILL BE 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL