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AGXX40 KNHC 311647
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM WED MAY 31 2006

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO ABOUT 
10 TO 15 KT AND MAY DECREASE EVEN MORE LATER TONIGHT. WINDS ARE 
MOSTLY LIGHT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WITH A VERY WEAK 
PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. 
A  WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI. THE GFS 
AND NOGAPS BRING THE FRONT FURTHER S INTO THE GULF THEN PREVIOUS 
RUNS WHILE THE NAM KEEPS THE FRONT A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE N.
EITHER WAY THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BE RATHER 
LIGHT.

WESTERN ATLC TROUGH OFF THE E COAST OF FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TO 
MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH IS LOCATED 
OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT NWD THEN DISSIPATE 
BY SAT. HIGH PRES RIDGE DEVELOPS ALONG 25N OVER THE WEEKEND. 
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN  AND 
REMAINS OVER THE FAR N PORTION ON MON. 

TRADES REMAIN ON THE WEAK SIDE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH ONLY A 
SMALL POCKET OF 15-20 KT TRADES S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W-75W. TRADES 
WILL EXPAND IN AREAL COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON AS THE 
ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SOME.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS