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AGXX40 KNHC 221859
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
300 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007

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

GULF OF MEXICO...THE MAIN WEATHER STORY FOR TODAY IS THE SECOND
LANDFALL OF HURRICANE DEAN OVER THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO. THIS 
OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1130AM CDT AT A LOCATION APPROX 40 NM
S-SE OF TUXPAN, MEXICO. DEAN WILL LKLY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT 
TRACKS W AND WSW OVER MEXICO LATER TODAY THROUGH THU. THIS WILL
ALLOW CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO IMPROVE
FROM E TO W LATER TODAY INTO THU. WE WL DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF
GULF OF MEXICO WARNINGS LATER TODAY WHEN THE NEXT ADVISORY IS 
ISSUED BY NHC.

CARIBBEAN...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS MOVING 
OFF TO THE W AT 15-20KT...WHILE A SECOND WAVE IS MOVING INTO THE 
FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN. SOME INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED WITH THESE WAVES AS THEY TRACK W OVER THE 
CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT 3-5 DAYS. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE
WAVES DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN
THE TYPICAL TRADE WIND PATTERN EXPECTED THRU THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLANTIC...A TROPICAL WAVE IS APPROACHING THE 
FLORIDA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL LKLY CROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT 
AND EARLY THU...WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SPREADING 
SLOWLY W FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TO FLORIDA TONIGHT...AND THEN 
POTENTIALLY MOVING W OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THU AND 
FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST TO THE N OF THE AREA FOR THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES EXPECTED
THRU THE WEEKEND.

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

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO... 
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 94W...GMZ082.

FORECASTER DM/RB