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AGXX40 KNHC 180532
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH WINDS 10-15 KT IN 
THE WESTERN GULF AND 5-10 KT IN THE EASTERN GULF. WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED TO INCREASE ABOVE 20 KT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
LATE SUN THEN SPREAD NW THROUGH WED AS HURCN DEAN MOVES THROUGH 
THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE FCST TRACK TAKES DEAN INTO THE SRN GULF ON 
TUE THEN TO THE W GULF ON WED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL 
SPREAD INTO THE SRN PART OF THE E AND MIDDLE GULF LATE MON.
WILL HEADLINE HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR LATER IN THE 
PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH 0900 UTC NHC ADVISORY.


AS HURCN DEAN MOVES THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN WINDS ARE PICKING UP 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ATLC ZONE. THE LATEST 
ADVISORY KEEPS THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF THE AREA 
HOWEVER WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD FROM 
E TO W TO 12 FT. CONDITIONS SUBSIDE OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE 
AREA TUE...BUT A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHES THE E 
PORTION OF THE AREA WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT. THE WAVE 
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS 
BEING ON THE E SIDE OF THE WAVE.

THE HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE E CARIBBEAN N OF 13N AS 
DEAN CONTINUES MOVING WWD. MAY HAVE TO HEADLINE A WARNING FOR 
THE NW CARIBBEAN FOR TONIGHT IF THE 0900 UTC ADVISORY BRINGS 
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND RADII W OF 75W. DEAN FORECAST TO 
MOVE THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON THEN INTO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TUE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LIKELY EARLY TUE THEN 
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE TUE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS 
DECREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WED.

WARNINGS...
SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N W OF 65W...AMZ086.

GULF OF MEXICO... 
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS