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AGXX40 KNHC 071636
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT THU JUN 7 2007

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

LOWER PRES OVER TEXAS COMBINED WITH ATLC RIDGE IS BRINGING 20 KT 
SLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE PRES GRADIENT
WEAKENS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH PRES HIGH BUILDING OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF. THE WINDS REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

ATLC 1021 MB HIGH PRES CENTER IS LOCATED 29N73W. THE HIGH WILL 
DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT WITH RIDGE 28N. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS W 
OF THE BAHAMAS FRI AND DRIFTS W OVER FLORIDA SAT. THE MAIN 
IMPACT OF THE TROUGH WILL BE TO INCREASE THE SHOWER AND TSTM
ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. THE TAIL END OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
BRUSH THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE...EXTENDING FROM 31N65W
TO 28N68W TUE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY LIGHT THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

ATLC RIDGE WITH STRONG TRADES ALONG SRN HALF OF CARIBBEAN 
THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN THE HIGH WEAKENS SAT WITH DECREASE IN 
THE WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE WINDWARD 
ISLANDS IS PRODUCING STRONG CONVECTION. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN 
THE WAVE AND ATLC RIDGE WILL PRODUCE SE WINDS 20-25 KT AS IT 
MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER DGS