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AGXX40 KNHC 060435
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT SAT OCT 6 2007

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

WEAK TROUGH IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA COMBINED WITH HIGH PRES
TO THE N WILL INCREASE WINDS IN THE NE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY.
BROAD LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG ANOTHER TROUGH IN
THE NW CARIBBEAN THEN DRIFT SLOWLY WWD INTO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA MON AND THE S CENTRAL GULF BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

TROUGH IN THE ATLC S OF THE BAHAMAS HAS TIGHTENED THE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE ATLC ZONE...MAINLY N OF 25N...WITH
ELY WINDS 20-25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MON THEN DECREASE TUE AND WED AS
A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 31N.

TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WITH WEAK LOW PRES FORECAST TO 
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AND DRIFT W TOWARD THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA  BY MON. THE PRES PATTERN SHOULD REMAIN WEAK ACROSS 
THE AREA WITH WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND 
TROPICAL ATLC ZONES THROUGH WED.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS