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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO RIDGE CURRENTLY ALONG 26N/27N WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N 
TO AROUND 28N/29N BY WED. SLY RETURN FLOW IN THE FAR NW GULF 
WILL REACH 15-20 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN WILL DECREASE AS THE 
RIDGE SHIFTS MORE TO THE N. ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT 
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND FRI AS A TROPICAL WAVE
APPROACHES.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N THIS AFTERNOON 
THEN TO ALONG 31N WED THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH 
THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK TIGHTENING THE PRES 
GRADIENT AND ELY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT S OF 27N. THE 
WAVE WILL APPROACH THE SE BAHAMAS ON SAT AND THE RIDGE WILL 
WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY.

TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE IN LATER TODAY.  
NE-E WINDS OF 15-20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST OVER THE 
CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 
10-15 KT S OF 15N THU AND FRI. E-SE WINDS TO 20 KT ACROSS THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH TODAY THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.   

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