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AGXX40 KNHC 270419
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007

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

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 TODAY THROUGH SUN AS THE RIDGE 
WEAKENS IN THE EASTERN GULF.

VERY WEAK PRES PATTERN CURRENTLY ACROSS THE ATLC...WITH A WEAK 
RIDGE FORECAST TO BUILD INTO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE
AXIS SHIFTS SE 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 AND TUE.

MODERATE TO STRONG TRADE WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST 
THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES N OF THE AREA. 25 KT 
WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. TRADE WINDS DECREASE A 
LITTLE ON SUN THROUGH TUE.


WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS