000 AGXX40 KNHC 220506 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2004 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...10 KT OR LESS ACROSS MOST OF GULF EXCEPT FOR SOME 15 KT WINDS IN THE WESTERN AND SW GULF. WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N MAINTAINS LIGHT GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. TROPICAL WAVES MOVING W ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL LIKELY BRING 15 KT ELY WINDS OVER THE FAR S PORTION OF THE ATLC. A WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE THE SW WINDS TO 15 KT N OF AROUND 28N AND W OF 75W. OTHERWISE VERY QUIET ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W MOVING W AT 20 KT. AS THE WAVE MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN IT WILL INCREASE THE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. OTHERWISE 15 TO 20 KT TRADES IN THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AND 10 TO 15 KT ELY WINDS IN THE TROPICAL ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN E OF 70W. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. $$ FORECASTER DGS