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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2007

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

VERY WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH LIGHT 
WINDS. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TODAY 
AND TONIGHT AND COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT FOR 15 KT ELY 
WINDS IN THE SW GULF...OTHERWISE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

TROUGH CURRENTLY IN THE NW PORTION OF THE ATLC ZONE FROM 31M74W 
TO S FLORIDA. THE TROUGH SHOULD DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS A RIDGE 
BUILDS ALONG 30N/31N. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT WITH ELY AROUND 15 KT S 
OF 25N AND E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N.

LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE ATLC HIGH TO THE N AND 
THE LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA COMBINING TO PRODUCE TYPICAL TRADES 
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AGAIN NEAR THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS