000 AGXX40 KNHC 230522 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 125 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... TROUGH OVER FLORIDA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RETREAT NORTHWESTWARD AND OUT OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC AREA EAST OF 70W AND NORTH OF 25N THROUGH THE PERIOD. SURFACE... STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AREA ARE TRADE WINDS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THESE WINDS WILL BE 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. OTHERWISE A LIGHT VARIABLE WIND PATTERN WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO MORE ORGANIZED FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA. A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE OF CONVECTION MOSTLY EAST OF 70W AND NORTH OF 25N HOWEVER NO TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL