000 AGXX40 KNHC 251725 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAKENING SURFACE TROUGH AT ERN EDGE OF SW N ATLC BASIN DRIFTING N SHOULD BE OUT OF AREA TONIGHT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES. CENTRAL ATLC BROAD HIGH PRES 1035 MB HAS RIDGE EXTEND INTO REGION WITH EASTERLIES DOMINATING AREA AND DEEPENING S OF 22N. RIDGE FURTHER EXTENDS INTO GULF OF MEXICO ALSO INCREASING STRONG RETURN SELY FLOW W OF 90W. CARIBBEAN TRADES REMAIN STRONG WITH LONG FETCH ACROSS ERN CARIBBEAN AND TRPCL ATLC ADDING SWELLS TO ALREADY HIGH WAVES. GFS SOLUTION BRINGS SEA HEIGHTS TO PEAK ON WED AT 15 FT WHICH SEEMS TO BE VERY APPROPRIATE. WEAK TRPCL WAVES ACROSS CARIBBEAN SEA AT LOW LATITUDES ALONG 61W AND 75W CARRY LITTLE ASSOCIATED WEATHER OR STRONG WINDS. TRADES EXPECTED TO START DIMINISHING THU THRU SAT AS ATLC RIDGE RETROGRADES E. SIMILARLY GULF SE RETURN FLOW ABATES LATE WED AND BECOME LIGHT BY SAT WHILE CARIBBEAN TRADES REMAIN 20-25 KT OVER SMALLER COVERAGE ON SRN HALF OF BASIN. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC...NONE. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES