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AGXX40 KNHC 110555
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN JUL 11 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N ALONG 95W SHOULD MOVE W OF 
THE THE AREA LATER TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE 
WAVE WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER 
THE CENTRAL GULF ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH 
MON THEN WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE N TO ALONG 28N TUE THEN TO 
ALONG 29N WED. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER 
THE FAR NW GULF MON THROUGH WED. EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 
15-20 KT WED AND THU THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. OTHERWISE EXPECT 
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF 
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

ATLC RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO 25N79W WILL EXTEND ALONG 27N TONIGHT 
THEN LIFT TO THE N TO ALONG 28N/29N MON THEN TO ALONG 31N WED 
AND THU. OTHERWISE THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE 
CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE 
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WED. THIS WILL RESULT 
IN TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE WAVE AND THE RIDGE 
WITH ELY WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT S OF AROUND 24N. AS THE 
RIDGE STRENGTHENS BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THE ELY WINDS COULD 
INCREASE TO 25 KT. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED  OVER THE NORTHERN 
PORTION OF THE AREA.

A COUPLE OF TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN ONE 80W AND ANOTHER
ALONG 69W. THE WESTERN WAVE SHOULD MOVE W OF THE AREA LATE MON.
MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
SPREAD W TOWARD THE SW CARIBBEAN MON. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT COVER
MUCH OF THE AREA FROM 11N-17N BY TUE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THE WINDS DECREASE SOME ON WED AND 
THU AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS