000 AGXX40 KNHC 211633 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SURFACE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N84W WILL MOVE WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TONIGHT. OTHERWISE A VERY WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF...WITH WINDS MOSTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 25N AND E TO SE S OF 25N. THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AND SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ATLC FROM 31N76W TO N FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AND BECOME STATIONARY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MON. OTHERWISE RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N AND ELY 15 KT WINDS S OF 25N. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA AND ATLC RIDGE TO THE N PRODUCING 20 KT TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THIS PATTERN SHOULD HOLD THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS