000 AGXX40 KNHC 291738 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SAT MAY 29 2004 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. AT THE UPPER LEVELS...DEEP TROUGH OVER WRN ATLC NOT MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES S OF 31N WHERE WELL ANCHORED RIDGE REMAINS UNDISTURBED AND IF ANYTHING REINFORCED BY UPSTREAM UPPER RIDGE MOVING INTO WRN ATLC BY DAY 3 AND OTLK PERIOD. NEXT LONG WAVE TROUGH NOW OVER CENTRAL PLAINS MIGHT DENT NRN HALF OF SW N ATLC WITH ENOUGH ENERGY TO INCREASE SW WIND BY TUE AND POSSIBLY OUT OF AREA WED. OTHERWISE SW N ATLC REMAINS UNDER SFC HI PRES RIDGE WHICH EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC WELL INTO GULF OF MEXICO. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED EXCEPT AS MENTIONED IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH. CARIBBEAN SEA...EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WITH STRONGEST WIND AROUND COLOMBIA COAST. AGAIN...LITTLE CHANGE IN STORE THROUGH OTLK PERIOD. GULF OF MEXICO...LOW PRES TROUGH OVER TEXAS KEEP INCREASES S WIND W OF 90W THEN DECREASE TO 10 WED AS THE LOW WEAKENS. VERY LITTLE CHANGE OTHERWISE IN GULF. WARNINGS... NONE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES