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AGXX40 KNHC 210730
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ALONG 27-28N WILL 
CONTINUE AS A NEARLY STATIONARY FEATURE THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE 
DRIFTS TO THE N EARLY NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER THE WEAK PRES PATTERN 
WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
SEAS WILL BE 3 FT OR LESS EXCEPT FOR AREA OF 4-5 FT SEAS IN 
EXTREME SE GULF AND THE SW GULF.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DRIFTS 
N TO ALONG 30N BY MON. THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE ALONG 
WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING S OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT ELY WINDS 
TO 20 KT S OF AROUND 24-25N THROUGH THE FORECAST THROUGH EARLY 
NEXT WEEK THEN DECREASE TO 10-15 KT WED. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS 
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS REMAINDER OF THE AREA AS THE RIDGE REMAINS 
IN PLACE. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FRESH TO 
STRONG E-NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN 70-82W THROUGH 
WED. TROPICAL WAVE IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA 
INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SUN. TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE TROPICAL N 
ATLC ALONG 54W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH 
MON...THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE W THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED.

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE.

SW N ATLANTIC...
.NONE.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER MUNDELL