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AGXX40 KNHC 261657
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM FRI MAY 26 2006

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

WEAK RIDGE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY  
ALONG 28N. WINDS ARE LIGHT...10 KT OR LESS...ACROSS ALL BUT FAR 
THE FAR WESTERN GULF...W OF AROUND 95W. EXCEPT FOR THE SW GULF 
THE GFS HAS BACKED OFF THE THE 20 KT WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
THIS WEEKEND. THE NAM ALSO SHOWS A WIND PATTERN SIMILAR TO THE 
GFS. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE TUE WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA ON WED.

HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE ATLC FROM 31N65W TO NEAR 
27N80W SHOULD REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT...THEN WEAKEN AND
MOVE E BY SUN. MODERATE SWLY WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EXTREME NW 
PORTION OF THE WILL DECREASE A LITTLE ON SUN AS THE RIDGE 
WEAKENS AND MOVES E. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA. WEAK FRONT/TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION 
LATE SUN THEN EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON THEN 
DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE TUE.

ATLC RIDGE IS CONTRIBUTING TO A FAIRLY STRONG PRES GRADIENT OVER 
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WHICH IS PRODUCING TRADES OF 20-25 KT. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN THIS PATTERN THROUGH SAT. AS THE ATLC RIDGE 
WEAKENS AND MOVES EWD AND WINDS DECREASE SUN THROUGH EARLY NEXT 
WEEK...BUT WILL REMAIN 20-25 KT NEAR THE COASTS OF VENEZUELA AND 
COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS