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AGXX40 KNHC 300537
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
140 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2008

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

UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD RIDGE IS ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WITH 
A RIDGE EXTENDING NORTH OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. WEAK 
WESTERLY FLOW IS NORTH OF 25N. BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WILL 
SLOWLY DEVELOP OVER THE BAHAMAS AND THE GRATER ANTILLES TODAY 
AND TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 
HEIGHT PATTERN WILL BE RATHER FLAT WITH WEAK GRADIENTS THROUGH 
THE PERIOD.

SURFACE...
STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE ATLANTIC AREA THROUGH 
MONDAY THEN WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND MOVE SOUTH TO ALONG 31N 
WEDNESDAY AND FURTHER WEAKEN ALONG 31N THURSDAY.

TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL BE MOSTLY LESS THAN NORMAL THROUGH 
EARLY MONDAY THEN WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND 
TROPICAL ATLANTIC TO NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL BEGINNING LATE MONDAY 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL