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AGXX40 KNHC 260443
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2007

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

A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO 
HAS INCREASED THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. OTHERWISE 
HIGH PRES RIDGE IS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. SLY WINDS 15-20 KT 
FORECAST OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE 
OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS.

ATLC RIDGE 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 AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE SE 
U.S. COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND FRONT WILL INCREASE 
SWLY WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA BY MON.

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