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AGXX40 KNHC 191708
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
110 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2008

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

UPPER LEVELS...
RIDGE OVER TEXAS AND A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC AREA WITH 
AN AXIS ALONG 70W. THIS PATTERN WILL SLOWLY AMPLIFY THROUGH 
THURSDAY. 

SURFACE...
A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH 
THURSDAY WITH OCCASIONAL 20 KT SOUTHEAST RETURN FLOW OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

TRADES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH 
OCCASIONAL 30 KNOT WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THESE WINDS 
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.