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AGXX40 KNHC 171720
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM MON JUL 17 2006

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

WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WITH VERY LIGHT PRES 
PATTERN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. THE HIGH REMAINS OVER THE 
EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE THEN DRIFTS W WED AND THU AND 
DISSIPATES FRI WITH RIDGE ALONG 30N. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT 
THROUGH SAT.

ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N WILL MOVE N TO 30N/31N WED
THROUGH FRI THEN BACK TO 27N SAT. THE N END OF A TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE INTO FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT THEN ACROSS 
THE BAHAMAS TUE AND WED AND E OF THE AREA LATE THU. SURFACE 
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA WED THEN DRIFTS NW 
THU AND FRI AND DISSIPATES SAT.

TYPICAL TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. WINDS INCREASE ACROSS 
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO 25-30 KT WED NIGHT AND THU THEN SPREADS 
INTO THE SW CARIBBEAN FRI THEN DECREASE ON SAT.

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

FORECASTER DGS