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AGXX40 KNHC 121701
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
105 PM MON JUN 12 2006

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

UPPER LEVELS...
TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO AND NORTH FLORIDA AND THE 
NORTHWEST PART OF THE ATLANTIC WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS 
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE ALBERTO MOVES NORTHEAST.  THE TROUGH WILL 
REMAIN STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THEN MOVE 
EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC NORTH OF 26N SATURDAY.  THE REMAINDER OF 
THE AREA IS COVERED BY A WEAK RIDGE.

SURFACE...
ALBERTO FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF 
AND TO MOVE INLAND NEAR APALACHEE BAY TUESDAY EVENING.  SEE THE 
LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER PRODUCTS.

OTHERWISE A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF 
THROUGH SATURDAY.

RIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC ALONG 28N WILL MOVE NORTH TO 31N BY 
WEDNESDAY THEN REFORM ALONG 26N AS THE TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVES 
NORTH OF THE AREA.  TRADE WINDS OF 20 KT ARE SOUTH OF THE RIDGE 
EAST OF ABOUT 70W.  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WILL MOVE WEST 
THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AND OVER THE CARIBBEAN TUESDAY 
WITH SE WINDS UP TO 25 KT EAST OF THE WAVE AXIS.  THE WAVE WILL 
REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN SOME AND 
AS IT MOVES FURTHER WEST IT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.  THE RIDGE 
WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WEAK TRADES OVER THE 
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC.

WARNINGS...
SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 86W...GMZ084 
HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N...GMZ086. 

FORECASTER LL