000 AGXX40 KNHC 231725 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM 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 THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RETREAT NORTHWESTWARD OUT OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY AS ANTICYLONE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. TROUGH OVER ATLANTIC EAST OF 70W AND NORTH OF 25N PERSISTS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SURFACE... HIGH PRES BUILDING W INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL STEADILY INCREASE TRADE WINDS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS...BECOMING 20-25 KT WED MORNING. OTHERWISE A LIGHT VARIABLE WIND PATTERN WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO MORE ORGANIZED EASTERLY TRADES ASSOCIATED WITH A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA. A TROUGH OVER EASTERN PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA IS EXPECTED TO KEEP CHANCE OF CONVECTION EAST OF 70W AND NORTH OF 25N NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER NO TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER MUNDELL