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AGXX40 KNHC 171622
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2007

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

RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...COMBINED WITH LOWER
PRES OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO WILL KEEP 15 TO 20 KT WINDS IN THE SW 
GULF THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE 
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E SAT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
GULF COAST SAT AND BECOMES STATIONARY SUN...STAYING OVER LAND.

ATLC RIDGE REMAINS ALONG 30N/31N THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKENS. COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AND SW WINDS COULD BRIEFLY
INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT
MORNING. OTHERWISE RELATIVELY QUIET ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS
15 KT OR LESS.

ATLC RIDGE COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN
BRISK TRADES IN THE SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...MAINLY NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOME
BY FRI AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS.
 
WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS