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AGXX40 KNHC 110543
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
143 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2007

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

SW N ATLC...
A 2252Z QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWS THE SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 
30N60W SW THROUGH A WEAK HIGH NEAR 29N68W THEN TO THE E/CENTRAL 
FLORIDA COAST. WINDS ARE BARELY REACHING 20 KT JUST N OF PUERTO 
RICO AND HISPANIOLA WITH SEAS TO 6 FT E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS. THE 
RIDGE PSN CHANGES LITTLE THROUGH SUN BUT MAY WEAKEN A BIT OVER 
THE WEEKEND AND REDUCE THOSE WINDS BELOW 20 KT SAT AND SUN.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE W/CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAVE PROBABLY 
REACHED THEIR MAXIMUM AND THE EVENING QUIKSCAT OVERPASS SHOWED 
HIGHEST WINDS OF 30 KT JUST N OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. WINDS ARE 
ALSO NEAR 20 KT ACROSS THE REST OF THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL 
N ATLC WATERS...AND THIS PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE 
WITH THE ATLC RIDGE IN PLACE. THE WIND FIELD MAY BEGIN TO SHRINK 
LATE SAT AND SUN AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS.

GULF OF MEXICO...
SURFACE RIDGE IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NRN GULF WATERS WITH 10-15 
KT WINDS COVERING MUCH OF THE SW AND FAR NW GULF. HERE TOO THE 
RIDGE WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SUN WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN 
REMAINING STAGNANT WITH NO MAJOR CONCERNS.
 
WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER BERG