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AGXX40 KNHC 250440
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT WED JUL 25 2007

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

WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS. THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WHICH WILL 
PROVIDE ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 KT AND 
PERHAPS 20 KT OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK THEN 
DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
REMAINDER OF THE GULF.

ATLC RIDGE BUILDING W ALONG 30N/31N. WINDS WILL REMAIN 
LIGHT...10 KT OR LESS...N OF 23N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. S OF 23N 
MODERATE TRADES AROUND 10-15 KT WILL CONTINUE.THE RIDGE AXIS 
SHIFTS S TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

TRADE WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N 
OF THE AREA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL AGAIN BE NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH 
SAT THEN DECREASE SOME ON SUN...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.


WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS