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AGXX40 KNHC 271835
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM 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.  WINDS IN THE WRN GULF WILL DIMINISH TODAY THROUGH SUN 
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. LIKEWISE SEAS WILL DECREASE FROM 
5-6 FT TO 2-3 FT OVER THE WRN GULF.  WINDS AND SEAS ARE LIGHT OVER 
THE ERN GULF AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL TUE AS THE TAIL END OF A COLD 
FRONT WILL TRAVERSE THE NE GULF AND N FLORIDA.  

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.  A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS THE ATLANTIC 
FLORIDA COAST ON TUE...INCREASING SWLY WINDS.

MODERATE TRADE WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT AS 
HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES N OF THE AREA.  20-25 KT WINDS WITH 8-11 
FT SEAS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. TRADE WINDS WILL 
DECREASE A LITTLE ON TUE.


WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER FORMOSA