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AGXX40 KNHC 100442
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM THU AUG 10 2006

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

WEAK RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH MON.
BUOYS INDICATING WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WITH SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MODELS
FORECAST WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH MON...GENERALLY 10 KT OR 
LESS EXCEPT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL MOVE S AS AN UNUSUAL FRONTAL BOUNDARY 
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL MOVE TO JUST N OF THE AREA. AS A 
RESULT SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE N PORTION OF THE 
AREA THROUGH SUN...THEN DECREASE ON MON.

MODERATE TRADE WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN MOSTLY E OF 80W THROUGH 
FRI WILL WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE OVER THE ATLC WEAKENS. THE 
STRONGEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT IS MOVING 
THROUGH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WITH A 1010 MB LOW ALONG THE WAVE 
NEAR 13N59W. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOW COULD DEVELOP 
INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER DGS