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AGXX40 KNHC 240501
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT FRI AUG 23 2007

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE ALONG 30N 
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WINDS GENERALLY 15 KT OR LESS. A 
WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER 
TODAY AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE WAVE 
MAY INCREASE THE SHOWER AND TSTMS ACTIVITY AS IT MOVES THROUGH.

A WEAK 1014 MB LOW IN THE ATLC OFF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST
WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. OTHERWISE A RATHER WEAK
PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N 
AND 10-15 KT S OF 25N. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 30N SUN THROUGH
TUE.

A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W MOVING W 10 
KT. WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY. ANOTHER 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W MOVING 10-15 KT WILL MOVE INTO THE W 
CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE 
OCCURRING NEAR EACH WAVE...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY NEAR 
THE WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWER AND 
TSTM ACTIVITY GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ARE ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND 
HIGHEST SEAS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH 
WINDS AROUND 20 KT AND SEAS NEAR 8 TO 9 FT.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO... 
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS