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AGXX40 KNHC 040615
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 AM EDT SAT JUL 04 2009

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

UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG TROUGH OFF THE EAST UNITED STATES COAST EXTENDS INTO THE 
AREA ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CUBA AND INTO THE 
NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN. ELSEWHERE A WEAK RIDGE IS PRESENT. THE 
TROUGH IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND BROADEN. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK A 
SHORTWAVE WILL AMPLIFY THE TROUGH SLIGHTLY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 
AND BY TUESDAY A WEAK TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND 
SOUTHERN MEXICO WITH A WEAK RIDGE ELSEWHERE. WEDNESDAY THE 
TROUGH WILL HAVE MOVED TO OVER THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO AND 
STRENGTHENED SLIGHTLY.

SURFACE...
RIDGE WILL GENERALLY LIE ALONG 26N. ASSOCIATED TRADES IN THE 
CARIBBEAN WITH 20 KNOT WINDS CONFINED MAINLY TO SOUTH OF 18N 
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. BEGINNING SUNDAY LOW NORTH OF THE AREA WILL MOVE OFF 
THE MID ATLANTIC UNITED STATES COAST WITH INCREASING 
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF MAINLY THE 
ATLANTIC AREA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE 
SOME WEDNESDAY. ELSEWHERE WINDS ARE 15 KNOTS OR LESS.

WARNINGS

ATLC...
.NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.