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AGXX40 KNHC 051728
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM SAT AUG 05 2006

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

UPPER LEVELS...
MIDDLE AND UPPER RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA.  UPPER LOW OVER THE 
NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND REACH 
THE TEXAS AND UPPER MEXICAN COAST MONDAY.  RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN 
DURING THIS TIME.  RIDGE WILL WEAKEN OVER ATLANTIC AS TROUGH 
DEVELOPS MAINLY NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  

SURFACE...
CHRIS NOW ANALYZED AS A TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE WEST AND REACH THE 
EAST GULF SUNDAY AND CONTINUE WEST AND REACH THE TEXAS AND UPPER 
MEDIAN COAST WEDNESDAY.  OTHERWISE ATLC RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL 
STRENGTHEN SOME THROUGH MONDAY THEN WEAKEN TUESDAY THROUGH 
THURSDAY.  EASTERLY TRADE WINDS S OF 25N EAST OF 80W ARE THE 
ONLY SIGNIFICANT WINDS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE USUAL 
LOCATION IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER LL