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AGXX40 KNHC 010443
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT TUE JULY 1 2008

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

WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...WITH VERY
WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. EXCEPT FOR ELY 15 
KT WINDS OVER THE SW GULF...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
THROUGH WED. SE WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
THU THROUGH SAT. 

ATLC SFC RIDGE ALONG 28N COMBINED WITH FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE 
SE U.S. WILL RESULT IN S-SW WINDS 15-20 KT OVER THE NW PORTION 
OF THE AREA EARLY TODAY THEN DECREASE TONIGHT AS THE HIGH MOVES 
EWD. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS N OF 25N AND ELY WINDS 15 KT S 
OF 25N.

ATLC RIDGE COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA PRODUCING BRISK 
TRADES ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. A COUPLE OF TROPICAL 
WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN ONE 82W/83W AND ANOTHER S OF 
14N ALONG 66W. BOTH WAVES MOVING W AT 15 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IS 
EXPECTED IN THE PATTERN THROUGH THU THEN WINDS DECREASE SOME BY 
THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS.

ATLANTIC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.