000 AGXX40 KNHC 010506 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM TUE AUG 01 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE HAS FORMED NEAR 16.6N 59.4W MOVING TO THE WNW. THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY KEEPS THE SYSTEM AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THROUGH 72 HOURS THEN DISSIPATES BY FRI EVENING. THE TRACK HAS THE DEPRESSION IN THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN APPROACHES THE SE BAHAMAS BY LATE THU. OTHERWISE RIDGE ACROSS THE ATLC ALONG 27N/28N THROUGH SAT. WITH THE ATLC RIDGE IN PLACE MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS IN THE TYPICAL AREAS NEAR THE COAST OF VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA. RIDGE TO CONTINUE ALONG 28N IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHERE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. .WARNINGS... ATLC...NONE. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER DGS