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AGXX40 KNHC 291634
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT SUN APR 29 2007

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

WEAK HIGH PRES REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH 
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. BUOYS CURRENTLY INDICATING 
WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH SEAS 2-3 FT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND 
SLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING. THE GFS
IS DEVELOPING LOWER PRES OVER TEXAS ON THU AND FRI WHICH WILL 
INCREASE THE SLY TO AROUND 20 KT.

ATLC SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 31N70W ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA. THE TROUGH WILL 
MOVE TO 31N65W TO 25N75W LATER TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE LATE MON.
OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE WITH LIGHT 
WINDS. THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS SOME ON WED AND THE ELY WINDS COULD 
PICK UP TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE FAR S PORTION OF THE AREA 
BRIEFLY TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN DECREASE AGAIN AS THE RIDGE 
WEAKENS THU AND FRI.

TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH 15-20 KT WINDS S OF 
AROUND 17N AND 10-15 KT N OF 17N. ONCE AGAIN THE STRONGEST WINDS 
WILL BE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. THE WINDS 
DECREASE FRI AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS