000 AGXX40 KNHC 111730 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EDT TUE SEP 11 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... WEAK TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TONIGHT WITH BROAD RIDGE OVER THE AREA. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY THEN WEAKEN SATURDAY. WEAK TROUGH FORM OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA FRIDAY AND DRIFT WEST WITH BROAD TROUGH ALONG 70W SUNDAY. SURFACE... TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS AND MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. ATLANTIC RIDGE ALONG 30N THROUGH THURSDAY WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH SATURDAY. TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. WEAK BROAD TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. STRONG TRADES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THURSDAY WILL DECREASE SOME FRIDAY AS THE RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WEAKENS WITH LESS THAN NORMAL TRADES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GFS MODEL DOES NOT DO MUCH WITH THE LOW PRESSURE NEAR 40W AND ONLY MOVES THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH SLOWLY EAST TO NEAR 55W LATE SUNDAY. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL