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AGXX40 KNHC 190503
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM FRI MAY 19 2006

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

HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE EWD INTO THE 
MIDDLE GULF TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. 
LATEST BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED 
OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF...MOSTLY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THE 
WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THE 
PERIOD AND 10 KT OR LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

FRONT OVER THE ATLC FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE TO 28N65W 
TO HAITI SAT AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN BAHAMAS SUN THEN BECOME 
DIFFUSE ON MON. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG 27N/28N...
THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER PRES TO THE N MAY INCREASE SW WINDS N OF 
AROUND 29N LATE SAT INTO SUN. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT W OF THE 
FRONT.

TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FROM E CUBA TO NEAR THE COAST OF 
COSTA RICA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE SAT. 15 TO 20 KT TRADES OVER 
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS THE 
ATLC RIDGE BECOMES RE-ESTABLISHED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY 
NEXT WEEK.
 
WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS