000 AGXX40 KNHC 031716 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 115 PM THU AUG 03 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... LARGE SCALE RIDGE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE WEST AND REACH THE TEXAS COAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SURFACE... MODERATE RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N OVER THE ATLANTIC AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY. T.S. CHRIS CURRENTLY NE OF HISPANIOLA FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIS EVENING AND MOVE WEST ACROSS THE FAR SE BAHAMAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND JUST NORTH OF CUBA REACHING 80W SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AND MON. .WARNINGS... ATLC...TS WARNING...AMZ080. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER LL