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AGXX40 KNHC 030535
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
140 AM EDT TUE JUL 03 2007

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

GULF OF MEXICO...A SFC TROUGH ENTERS THE SE GULF THROUGH THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N87W WILL 
MEANDER IN ROUGHLY THE SAME AREA THROUGH SAT. THE N EXTENSION OF 
A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ENTERING E BAY OF CAMPECHE SHOULD MOVE 
W OF AREA IN 24 HOURS. THE WAVE IS GENERATING SOME SHOWER 
ACTIVITY. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN FL EXPECTED TO 
MOVE E INTO ATLC WATERS NEAR 28N80W WED. SE WINDS OF 10-15 KT 
WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WHILE LIGHT AND 
VARIABLE WINDS DOMINATES THE EASTERN GULF. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO 
SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE W GULF THU. 
        
SW ATLC...LOW LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 24N80W...AND 
IS MOVING SE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS CLIPPING THE AREA ALONG 30N  
AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH E OF THE 
BAHAMAS. THE TROUGH IS PRODUCING SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
OVER THE NW BAHAMAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA 
THROUGH THU. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ALONG 27N THU THROUGH SAT. 
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND THE COLD 
FRONT N OF 27N.    
       
TROPICAL ATLC ZONE...E TO SE WINDS 10-15 KT N PART WITH SEAS IN 
4-6 FT RANGE AND E WINDS 15 KT S OF 18N THROUGH WED. E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT. WATCHING A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN 
THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND SOUTH 
AMERICA THAT CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH.

CARIBBEAN...NE-E TRADES AT 25-30 KT S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W. ELY FLOW IN 15-20 KT RANGE ELSEWHERE S OF 18N AND ELY 10-15 
KT OVER NW CARIBBEAN WATERS. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS E 
CARIBBEAN LATE WED. ONLY SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL FLOW 
BEHIND WAVE.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER GR