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AGXX40 KNHC 030456
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT THU JULY 3 2008

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

WEAK RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND 10-15 KT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF.
LOWER PRES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE TO 
THE N WILL INCREASE THE WINDS TO 15-20 KT OVER THE SW GULF LATE 
TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE NW GULF BY MON. OTHERWISE WINDS 10-15 
KT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

ATLC RIDGE CURRENTLY ALONG 29N/30N WITH LIGHT WINDS N OF 25N AND 
ELY WINDS 15-20 KT S OF 25N. CONDITIONS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE 
MUCH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

ELY TRADES HAVE DECREASED SOME COMPARED TO EARLIER THIS WEEK
DOWN TO 15-20 KT. THE ELY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WWD. A WEAK 1014 MB LOW PRES
HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS. THE LOW AND THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN 
CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY.

ATLANTIC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.