000 AGXX40 KNHC 191717 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2005 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES REMAINS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO ALONG 29N/30N THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A TROUGH OVER THE SE U.S. MOVES INTO THE NE GULF MON AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N92W WED. WINDS INCREASE TO 15 KT OVER THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN DECREASE MON THROUGH WED. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SURFACE TROUGH...THE REMNANTS OF T.D. 10...IS CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE ATLC ZONE. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN WEAK AND DRIFT TO THE WNW THEN ACROSS THE BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE AND BECOME DIFFUSE WED. COULD SEE 15 KT WINDS ON THE E SIDE OF THE TROUGH SAT THROUGH TUE...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLC. 15 TO 20 KT TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE MON THROUGH WED AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS WEAKENING THE ATLC RIDGE. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS