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AGXX40 KNHC 080620
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
220 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2007

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRES 1018 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N91W IS KEEPING WINDS LIGHT OVER 
THE ENTIRE GULF. LITTLE CHANGE IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLC...
A WEAKENING TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO 29N74W. HIGH PRES RIDGE 
EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W. WINDS ARE GENERALLY LIGHT EXCEPT S OF 
23N WHERE MODERATE EASTERLY TRADES PREVAIL. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE 
TO BUILD W ALONG 26N TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THROUGH FRI 
S OF 23N ACROSS THE SRN BAHAMAS AND TURKS/CAICOS ISLANDS...BETWEEN 
THE BUILDING RIDGE AND A TROPICAL WAVE PASSING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROP N ATLC...
QUIKSCAT REVEALED A SURGE IN THE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS S OF 23N E OF 
A TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG 68W WITH 20 KT WINDS NEAR THE TROUGH AXIS. 
THIS PATTERN PROPAGATES WESTWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN OVER THE NEXT 
FEW DAYS. STRONGER TRADE WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THU AND THE WRN CARIBBEAN BY SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL