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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT TUE MAY 08 2007

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

WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND BUOYS ARE CURRENTLY 
INDICATING DECREASING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS. A WEAK HIGH WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WED AND REMAIN IN THE AREA 
THROUGH SUN WITH WINDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS.

L0W PRES/GALE CENTER IS CURRENTLY NEAR 30N78W. ALL THE MODELS 
ARE IN PRETTY FAIR AGREEMENT IN DRIFTING THE LOW WWD AND 
WEAKENING IT. THE MODELS MOVE THE LOW INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA
GEORGIA BORDER ON THU. WILL KEEP GALE WARNING FOR EARLY TONIGHT 
THEN BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME LIGHT...MOSTLY
UNDER 10 KT THU THROUGH SUN. THE GFS DEVELOPS ANOTHER TROUGH AND 
WEAK LOW OVER THE E PORTION OF THE AREA THU BUT KEEP THE 
STRONGER WINDS E OF THE FORECAST AREA.

WEAK PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN DUE TO THE LOW OFF THE SE 
U.S. COAST...AND THE STRONGEST TRADES ARE LIMITED TO OFF THE 
VENEZUELAN COAST. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE OVERALL 
PATTERN WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO 20 KT OVER THE 
S/CENTRAL AND SE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. WINDS WILL REMAIN MUCH 
LIGHTER OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AS WELL.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
GALE WARNING...N OF 29N W OF 75W.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS