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AGXX40 KNHC 101724
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
125 PM THU AUG 10 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 CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE WEST GULF WILL 
MOVE WEST AND INLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  MIDDLE AND UPPER HIGH 
OVER FLORIDA WILL MOVE WEST AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE GULF EAST OF 
90W FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY AND 
SUNDAY AND BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY BE LOCATED OVER THE LOWER 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.

MIDDLE LATITUDE TROUGH IS NORTH OF THE ATLANTIC AREA AND EXTENDS 
SOUTH TO NEAR 28N.  WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N IN THE ATLANTIC WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE TROUGH SUNDAY THEN ON MONDAY THE RIDGE WILL BE 
REPLACED BY WEAK TROUGH WHICH IS THE SOUTHERN REMNANT OF THE 
MIDDLE LATITUDE TROUGH.

SURFACE...
WEAK RIDGE BETWEEN 25N AND 30N OVER THE AREA WILL DRIFT SOUTH TO 
ALONG 25N IN THE ATLANTIC AND 27N IN THE GULF OF MEXICO BY 
SUNDAY.  RIDGE WILL WEAKEN FURTHER MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A 
FLAT PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY.

OUR ON AGAIN...OFF AGAIN POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOWS NO 
SURFACE CIRCULATION AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL 
CYCLONE.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS...
TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN MAINLY SOUTH OF 18N E OF 80W IN THE 20 
TO 25 KT RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY WILL WEAKEN TO NEAR 20 KT MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY.

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS NORTH OF 28N WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KT 
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE SATURDAY AND BY SUNDAY BE NORTH OF 28N EAST 
OF 70W AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH TO 31N MIDDAY SUNDAY.  THE 
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY MONDAY TO BE 
REPLACED BY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF NEAR 15 KT NORTH OF THE COLD 
FRONT...ARE WE SURE THIS IS AUGUSTO?...THESE NE WINDS WILL 
WEAKEN LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA 
MOVES EAST.

.WARNINGS...

ATLC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER LL