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AGXX40 KNHC 080433
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM TUE AUG 08 2006

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

SURFACE TROUGH...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS...IS MOVING  
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY 
WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE 
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE S TO 25N BY THE 
END OF THE WEEK.

BRISK TRADES CONTINUE ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH QSCAT 
INDICATING 25 KT WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THE ATLC 
RIDGE WEAKENS SOME BY THU AND THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 
AROUND 20 KT. SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE BY LATE WED. 
SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW A WELL DEFINED CIRCULATION BY NO 
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WITH THE LOW.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL MOVE S TO ALONG 27N WED AND ALONG 25N 
BY FRI AND SAT. S OF 22N/23N 15 TO 20 KT TRADES THROUGH THE 
PERIOD OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS GENERALLY 15 KT OR LESS TO 
CONTINUE THROUGH SAT.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER DGS