000 AGXX40 KNHC 211704 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 105 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... WEAK UPPER PATTERN WILL SLOWLY EVOLVE TO A MODERATE RIDGE OVER THE AREA WEST OF 78W AND A MODERATE TROUGH EAST OF 78W. NO SIGNIFICANT MIDDLE LATITUDE SHORTWAVES WILL AFFECT THE AREA. SURFACE... STRONG RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THEN STRENGTHEN MONDAY. SATURDAY A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE SW N ATLC AREA WITH INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS NW OF THE TROUGH. TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST AND DEVELOP FURTHER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOW DEVELOPS ON TROUGH EAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY. NO MIDDLE LATITUDE FRONTS AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY THEN BELOW NORMAL FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL