000 AGXX40 KNHC 110428 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM FRI AUG 11 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH WINDS 10 KT OR LESS E OF 95W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. ATLC RIDGE CURRENTLY ALONG 26N/27N WILL MOVE S TO 25N LATER TODAY. STATIONARY FRONT JUST N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE WILL PRODUCE 15 TO 20 KT WINDS N OF AROUND 28N. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AND EXTEND ALONG 27N MON AND TUE. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS ALL THIS COVERED AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES. STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THE DECREASE BY MON AND TUE. OTHERWISE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY FROM PUERTO RICO TO VENEZUELA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W AND WEAKEN SOME. THE WAVE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .WARNINGS... ATLC...NONE. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER DGS