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AGXX40 KNHC 191634
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007

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

WEAK HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER PATTERN 
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND KEEPING 
WINDS MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE N GULF. THIS HIGH 
COMBINED WITH LOWER PRES IN SOUTHERN MEXICO WILL KEEP 15 TO 20 
KT E TO SE WINDS IN THE SW GULF THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE DURING 
THE WEEKEND. THE PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEAK THROUGH 
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE SE U.S. FRI. THE COLD FRONT REMAINS ALONG THE COAST SAT 
AND MOVES OFFSHORE SUN...THEN DISSIPATES S OF 31N MON. SW WINDS 
WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 15 KT FRI THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF THE 
FRONT...OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N AND 10-15 
KT S OF 25N.

THE ATLC RIDGE COMBINED WITH LOW PRES IN NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL 
MAINTAIN AT LEAST 20 KT TRADEWINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA S OF 17N 
E OF 78W THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WINDS DECREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK 
AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS WITH A VERY WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS 
THE AREA. TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN CURRENTLY ALONG 
65W/66W IS GENERATING SCATTERED/NUMEROUS SHOWER AND TSTMS 
ACTIVITY E OF 70W.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS