000 AGXX40 KNHC 260541 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 140 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ATLANTIC EAST OF 70W. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY THEN CHANGES LITTLE THROUGH SATURDAY. SURFACE... RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA NEAR 35N WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT SOUTH TO ALONG 30N LATE THURSDAY AND 27N SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL. STRONG EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINDS IN THE FORECAST AREA. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC...NONE. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER LL