000 AGXX40 KNHC 071807 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM MON AUG 07 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO...A SURFACE TROUGH...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS...IS MOVING WNW ABOUT 15 KT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW GULF. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH. CARIBBEAN...25 KT NE WINDS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND CONTINUE OFFSHORE ABOUT 120 NM. NE TO E WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE AS INDICATED BY QUIKSCAT ARE LOCATED ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN S OF ABOUT 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W. A WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN ALONG 69W. THE WAVE IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. ATLANTIC...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG IS LOCATED ALONG 69W S OF 23N AND MOVING WNW ABOUT 15 KT. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE S OF 24N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. A RIDGE IS LOCATED ALONG 28N OR 29N AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. A 1009 MB LOW E OF THE DISCUSSION AREA NEAR 12N43W IS MOVING WNW ABOUT 15 KT. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. .WARNINGS... ATLC...NONE. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER CAB