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AGXX40 KNHC 151715
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
115 PM SAT JUL 15 2006

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
VERY BENIGN PATTERN OVER THE GULF WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT THROUGHOUT.  RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 
ALONG 28N THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL 
LIGHT WIND AND SEAS REGIME. OUTLOOK...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 28N TUE 
LIFTS NWD TO ALONG 31N BY THU WITH LIGHT E TO SE WINDS OVER THE 
ENTIRE AREA BY THU. 

SW N ATLC...
ATLC RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N SLIPS EWD OVERNIGHT AS A LOW PRES 
SLIDES N OF THE AREA ALLOWING SWLY WINDS OF 20 KT N OF 30N 
TONIGHT AND SUN. FURTHER S....NORTHERN EXTENT OF TROPICAL 
WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS 
BY LATE MON WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON WINDS AND SEAS EXCEPT FOR
AN INCREASE IN TSTM ACTIVITY. BACKDOOR FRONT OF SORTS DROPS TO 
ALONG 31N SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH SWLY WINDS OF 20 TO POSSIBLY 25 
KT OCCURRING N OF 29N E OF FRONT/73W. AREA BEGINS TO LIFT NWD 
MON NIGHT AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS BACK IN. OUTLOOK...ATLC RIDGE 
ALONG 31N65W 28N80W TUE GRADUALLY LIFTS NWD THROUGH THU TO ALONG 
31N. THIS USHERS IN A BROAD SWATH OF E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA WITH WINDS NEAR 20 KT OVER THE SRN BAHAMAS AND 10-15 KT 
ELSEWHERE.    

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
THIS MORNINGS QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWED RELATIVELY LIGHT TRADES OVER 
THE CARIBBEAN FOR JULY WITH ONLY 20 KT WINDS INDICATED EVEN INTO 
THE SW PORTION OF THE BASIN. WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SOMEWHAT 
NEXT 24 HOURS THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH 20-25 KT 
EXPECTED GENERALLY S OF 18N E OF 80W. OUTLOOK...BUILDING ATLC 
RIDGE TO THE N OF THE AREA RESULTS IN INCREASED TRADES BY WED
AND THU WITH WINDS UP TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BY 
LATE WED AND THU.   

.WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...NONE.
CARIBBEAN...NONE.
GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER COBB