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AGXX40 KNHC 241658
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

THE REMNANT LOW OF T.S. FAY CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. 
BUOYS INDICATE 15-20 KT WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BUT 10-15 
KT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. THE LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY 
THROUGH MON THEN DRIFTS N TUE AND WED THEN DISSIPATES THU. SW 
WINDS NEAR 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN DECREASE ON TUE 
OVER THE FAR N CENTRAL GULF. WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N TUE AND WED 
THEN ALONG 27N THU AND FRI. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH 
THE END OF THE WEEK.

WEAK RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE ATLC. EXCEPT FOR 15-20 KT WINDS OVER 
THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA JUST N OF HISPANIOLA THE WINDS AREA 
MOSTLY LIGHT. A TROUGH WILL SPLIT OFF A TROPICAL WAVE NOW ALONG 
56W...AND MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND EXTEND 
FROM 30N68W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FRI.

PERSISTENT 1008 MB LOW CENTER OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN NEAR 12N64W.
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT TO THE NW INTO THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN WED WITH BROAD LOW PRES NEAR HAITI THU. THE LOW HAS 
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. MODERATE TRADES OVER 
THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON THEN DECREASE TUE AS ATLC RIDGE 
WEAKENS AS THE TROUGH NE OF THE AREA MOVES WWD. THE WINDS REMAIN 
LIGHT THROUGH FRI.


WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.