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AGXX40 KNHC 291657
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM MON MAY 29 2006

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO 
WITH WINDS 10 KT OR LESS E OF 90W AND 15 KT W OF 90W. THE GFS 
DEVELOPS A LOW OFF THE S COAST OF TEXAS TUE. THIS COMBINED WITH 
THE RIDGE PRODUCES 25 TO 30 KT WINDS. HOWEVER THE OTHER MODELS 
DO NOT INDICATE THIS SO WILL KEEP WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
AROUND 95W. THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND DRIFTS E LATE IN THE WEEK AS A 
TROUGH APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI WITH RIDGE ALONG 
25N/26N SAT.

A COUPLE OF SURFACE TROUGHS IN THE ATLC ZONE. ONE OVER THE NW 
PORTION OF THE ARE FROM 31N72W TO 25N80W. THIS TROUGH WILL DRIFT 
NW AND WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TUE THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. THE 
SECOND TROUGH IS N OF PUERTO RICO...AND WILL DRIFT W TO THE SE 
BAHAMAS THU THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FRI. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR THE SECONDS TROUGH...OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE 15 KT OR 
LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

TRADES WILL REMAIN 15 TO 20 KT IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA...WITH MOSTLY 
LIGHT ELY WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS