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AGXX40 KNHC 061724
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
130 PM SUN AUG 06 2006

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

UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG MIDDLE LEVEL RIDGE NORTH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO IS 
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S.  THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN STRONG 
AND MOVE WEST REACHING TEXAS WEDNESDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE TROUGH 
FRIDAY.  WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE ATLANTIC AREA WILL REMAIN WEAK 
AND MOVE SOUTH TO ALONG 25N THURSDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH 
FRIDAY.  UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE 
WEST OVER TEXAS AND MEXICO THOUGH TUESDAY.  UPPER LOW EAST OF 
THE BAHAMAS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AND BE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA 
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO 
FRIDAY.  THESE UPPER LOWS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT 
OF CONVECTION.

SURFACE...   
WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE 
PERIOD.  ATLANTIC RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN 
SLIGHTLY.  THE RESULTING PRESSURE GRADIENT SOUTH OF THE RIDGE 
WILL WEAKEN IN THE ATLANTIC REGION BUT REMAIN MORE OR LESS THE 
SAME IN THE CARIBBEAN.  THESE WINDS ARE THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT 
WINDS IN THE AREA.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER LL