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AGXX40 KNHC 200457
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM SAT MAY 20 2006

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

HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 26N97W IS 
FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE NEWD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH 
SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD. SLY 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD 
DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE WITH HIGH PRES IN CONTROL 
MOSTLY LIGHT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO ERN CUBA AND IS FORECAST 
TO CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE SOUTHERN 
PORTION MAY DRIFT NW TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AS A TROUGH 
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROUGH N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH WEAK RIDGE 
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE 15 TO 20 KT SW WINDS ACROSS THE NW 
PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...WITH LIGHT WINDS OVER THE 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

TRADES NEAR 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN 
WITH LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS AND THE TRADES 
INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN BY SAT NIGHT AND SPREAD 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA S OF 17N/18N BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE 
STRONGEST WINDS...20 TO 25 KT...WILL BE IN THE TYPICAL LOCATION 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS