000 AGXX40 KNHC 251750 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM THU MAY 25 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK RIDGE CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO ALONG 28N AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MOSTLY LIGTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT FOR SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH FORMS OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF SAT. WINDS W OF 90W FORECAST TO INCREASE A LITTLE THIS WEEKEND...WITH WINDS SELY AROUND 15 KT. LATE SUN AND MON WIND MAY REACH 15-20 KT THEN DECREASE A LITTLE TUE. WEAK FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTION ZONE AND SHOULD BE E OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD SWD THEN MOVE TO NEAR BERMUDA LATER TONIGHT/FRI WITH RIDGE EXTENDING WSW ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. HIGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA WITH RIDGE SLOWLY MOVING SEWD OVER THE WEEKEND. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN LATE SUN AS NEXT WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. SW WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE GFS HAS BACKED OFF ON DEVELOPING A LOW ALONG THE FRONT...WITH LIGHT WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. ATLC RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE STRONGEST ARE IN THE TYPICAL AREAS ALONG THE COAST OF NW VENEZUELA AND NE COLOMBIA. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SAT THEN DECREASE A LITTLE LATE SUN THROUGH TUE AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS