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AGXX40 KNHC 031529
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 27N87W WILL 
MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH FRI THEN LOSE IDENTITY 
SAT AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS FL THROUGH SUN. THE N 
EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE EXTREME SW GULF 
WILL MOVE W OF AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT WAVE MAY 
AFFECT THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. SE RETURN FLOW OCCASIONALLY AT 
20 KT OVER SW AND W PORTIONS.  
        
SW ATLC...COLD FRONT IS NOW STALLING ALONG 31N60W 27N70W TO A 
VERY WEAK LOW PRES AT 30N80W 1017 MB. A FRONTAL WAVE LOW IS 
ATTEMPTING TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AT 28N69W ATTM. A LOW LEVEL 
TROUGH IS STILL EVIDENT FROM THE FRONT AT 70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS. 
LATEST GUIDANCE DISSIPATES THE LOW PRES NEAR FL TONIGHT AND 
DRIFTS REMNANTS OF THE FRONT SLOWLY N TO ALONG 31N FRI AS ATLC 
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDS BACK W ALONG 27N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 
       
TROPICAL ATLC ZONE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N PART WITH SEAS 
IN 3-5 FT RANGE AND E WINDS 15 KT S OF 18N THROUGH WED. ELY 
TRADES INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND. MONITORING WEAK LOW NEAR 10N38W WHICH MOVED WNW 11 
KT PAST 24 HOURS. 

CARIBBEAN...NE-E TRADES AT 25-30 KT S OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 
80W. 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 BUT ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL FLOW 
BEHIND WAVE.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...NONE.

CARIBBEAN...NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...NONE.

FORECASTER NELSON