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AGXX40 KNHC 311659
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2008

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 26N THROUGH SAT THEN 
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E SUN AS A FRONT/TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE SE 
U.S. ON SUN. THE RIDGE RE-BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. 
THE GFS DEVELOPS A LOW OVER THE NE GULF MON...BUT THE OTHER 
MODELS DO NOT...SO WILL KEEP WITH CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS. SE 
WINDS OF 15-20 KT OVER THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI THEN 
DECREASE SAT. WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WILL BE 
15 OR LESS THROUGH MON.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 25N/26N THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFTS N TO 28N/29N 
SUN AND MON AND ALONG 31N TUE. A TROUGH APPROACHES THE SE U.S. 
COAST ON FRI COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT 
AND INCREASE THE SW WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA N OF 
AROUND 28N W OF 70W FRI THROUGH SUN. THE TROUGH MOVES NE AND THE 
WINDS DECREASE MON AND TUE. THE REMAINDER OF THE ATLC WILL HAVE 
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE MON.

TYPICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WITH MODERATE TO 
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...NEAR THE COAST OF 
S AMERICA, LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE IS 
CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLAND...AND WILL WEAKEN AS 
IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE. 

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.