000 AGXX40 KNHC 040542 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0130 AM EDT WED JUL 04 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO...WEAK RIDGING WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO UNTIL FRI WHEN A SURFACE HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH WILL THEN LOSE IDENTITY BY SUN AS AN ATLC RIDGE AGAIN BUILDS W ACROSS FL AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. A WAVE WILL BE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. OF NOTE...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE SELY 20 KT OVER THE WRN GULF W OF 90W THROUGH THU. THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT OVER THE GULF. SW ATLC...COLD FRONT IS NOW STALLING ALONG 31N58W 27N70W TO A VERY WEAK 1015 MB LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA AT 28N81W. LATEST GUIDANCE DISSIPATES THE LOW PRES OVER FL THU WHILE THE FRONT DRIFTS SLOWLY N TO ALONG 31N FRI. AN ATLC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDS BACK W ALONG 27N THROUGH MON. TROPICAL ATLC ZONE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N PART WITH SEAS IN 3-4 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 11N41W WHICH MOVED W 10 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 WED BUT ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL FLOW BEHIND WAVE. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC...NONE. CARIBBEAN...NONE. GULF OF MEXICO...NONE. FORECASTER FORMOSA