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AGXX40 KNHC 041732
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
130 PM EDT THU MAY 04 2006

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

CONDITIONS REMAIN RELATIVELY PEACEFUL ACROSS ALL BASINS AS 
QUASI-ZONAL UPPER FLOW STRETCHES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE AREA.  VERY
WEAK TROUGH INCHES INTO SW N ATLC N OF 29N ALONG 73W BUT SHOULD 
LIFT N TONIGHT.  ONLY BRISK WESTERLIES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.  WEAK 
JET CORE OF 90 KT EXITING ATLC OFFSHR WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH 
TROUGH LEAVES NO SIGNIFICANT WIND BEHIND.  MODERATE TO STRONG 
SUBSIDENCE EXTENDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT MINOR SWATHES OF 
ADVECTED MOISTURE FROM E PAC ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA AND  
PANAMA.  

AT THE SURFACE...   
BROAD HIGH PRES 1019 MB SITS OVER NE GULF OF MEXICO/FLORIDA 
PENINSULA THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD THEN DRIFTS E INTO SW N ATLC 
FOR OTLK PERIOD.  LITTLE ADVERSE WEATHER EXPECTED AS LONG AS 
RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF AREA.

TRADES ALONG SRN HALF OF CARIBBEAN SEA BEGINNING TO PICK UP AS 
RIDGE OVER ERN ATLC BUILDS UP AND LONG FETCH HELPS RAISE SEAS 
ACROSS TROPICAL ATLC BASIN. 

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.  

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER  WALLY BARNES