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AGXX40 KNHC 111812
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 PM 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...
QUIKSCAT THIS MORNING SHOWED WELL DEFINED SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING WSW
FROM 30N63W WSW TO THE E/CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. WINDS ARE RELATIVELY 
LIGHT OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA...MAXING OUT AT CLOSE TO 20 KT
N OF PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA WITH SEAS TO 8 FT. THE RIDGE POSITION
CHANGES LITTLE THROUGH SUN BUT MAY WEAKEN A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND AND 
REDUCE THE MAX WINDS BELOW 20 KT SAT AND SUN.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG TRADES ARE STILL BLOWING ACROSS THE W/CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...BUT 
HAVE PROBABLY REACHED THEIR PEAK. EDGE OF QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWED SMALL
AREA OF WINDS TO 30 KT N OF PANAMA. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH WINDS 
N OF 11N AND MUCH LIGHTER WINDS NEAR THE N COAST OF PANAMA HAVE SPUN
UP A VIGOROUS LOW LEVEL VORTEX OBSERVED FROM ANIMATED VISUAL SAT DATA
IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 10N 81.5W. THE CURRENT PATTERN IS EXPECTED 
TO CHANGE LITTLE AS THE ATLC RIDGE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY N OF THE
AREA. THE WIND FIELD SHRINKS SAT AND SUN AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS.

GULF OF MEXICO...
SURFACE RIDGE IS FIRMLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE NRN GULF WATERS ALONG 29N
WITH 10-15 KT WINDS COVERING MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF. THE CURRENT 
PATTERN WILL CHANGE VERY LITTLE THROUGH SUN.
 
WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL