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AGXX40 KNHC 070449
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE S TO 
NEAR 24N SAT AND SUN. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT WHICH 
IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE S.E. COAST LATE FRI AND SAT AND 
APPROACH THE NRN GULF LATER SAT BEFORE STALLING. THIS WILL 
INCREASE CONVECTION MAINLY OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF 
THE CENTRAL AND E GULF ZONES. OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS MAINLY 10 
KT OR LESS EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED AREAS OF 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE WESTERN BAHAMAS LATER TODAY THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 
OTHERWISE THE ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N 
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
THE EAST COAST LATE FRI AND SAT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT MODELS ARE 
FORECASTING SW WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE FAR NRN PORTION 
OF THE SW ATLC ZONE LATE FRI AND SAT. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL 
OFFSHORE SUN AND MON.

MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
GENERALLY S OF 17N AND E 10-15 KT N OF 17N. TROPICAL WAVE IN THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN CURRENTLY ALONG 76W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND W OF THE AREA SUN. 
NO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE. ANOTHER 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN LATER
TODAY THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT FOLLOWED 
BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE. 

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.