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AGXX40 KNHC 261729
MIMATS

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

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

LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING INTO 
THE EAST COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO HAS INCREASED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY 
IN THE NW GULF. ALTHOUGH THE CONVECTION APPEARS ORGANIZED...A SFC LOW
IS NOT APPARENT FROM OBSERVATIONS. A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NE 
GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT S SUN AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES 
OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST. WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH FRI 
THROUGH SUN AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS IN THE EASTERN GULF.

ATLC RIDGE PERSISTS ALONG 30N/31N. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT N OF 23N 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. S OF 23N MODERATE TRADES WILL CONTINUE. RIDGE 
AXIS SHIFTS S SUN AND MON AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS NEAR THE SE U.S. 
COAST...INCREASING SWLY WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA MON.

FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
SAT AS H PRES RIDGE CONTINUES N OF THE AREA. 25 KT WINDS WILL BE 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. TRADE WINDS DECREASE A LITTLE ON SUN. 
SHIP OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SEAS ARE ALREADY 12-13 FT. LITTLE CHANGE 
IS EXPECTED...BUT SEA HEIGHTS WILL STEADILY BUILD W OF 80W AS FRESH 
SWELLS PROPAGATE OUT OF ITS SOURCE REGION NEAR COLOMBIA.


WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL