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AGXX40 KNHC 231747
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
147 PM EDT THU AUG 23 2007

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

GULF OF MEXICO...WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER
THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR 20
KT AND MAXIMUM SEAS NEAR 9 TO 10 FT OFF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
TEXAS COAST. TYPICAL LATE SUMMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRI
WITH E TO SE WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KT AND SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT DURING THE DAY. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE
GULF FRI...AND TRACK W ACROSS THE GULF FRI NIGHT INTO THE
WEEKEND. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE WAVE.
OTHERWISE...THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL REMAIN S OF A HIGH PRES
RIDGE ALONG 30N THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CARIBBEAN AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC...A WEAK LOW PRES AREA OVER
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DRIFT W AND LIKELY
DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN ALONG 81W WILL MOVE W THROUGH TONIGHT...AND MOVE INTO
THE SE GULF OF MEXICO FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL TRACK W AT 10-15 KT CROSSING THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN FRI...BEFORE REACHING THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE
WEEKEND. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE OCCURRING NEAR EACH
WAVE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY NEAR THE
WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND THE SW NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR
THE NEXT 3-5 DAYS...WITH A RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE
PERSISTING N OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL CARIBBEAN OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH WINDS AROUND 20 KT AND SEAS NEAR 8 TO 9 FT.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO... 
NONE.

FORECASTER MILLS