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AGXX40 KNHC 301658
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2008

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 25N/26N THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SE WINDS OF 15-20 KT OVER THE 
SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE SAT THROUGH MON. WINDS 
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WILL BE 15 OR LESS THROUGH MON.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFTS N TO 28N/29N SUN 
AND MON. A TROUGH APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST ON FRI COMBINED 
WITH THE RIDGE WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT AND INCREASE THE SW 
WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA N OF AROUND 28N W OF 70W 
FRI THROUGH SUN. THE TROUGH MOVES NE AND THE WINDS DECREASE MON. 
THE REMAINDER OF THE ATLC WILL HAVE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH 
THE MON.

TYPICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WITH MODERATE TO 
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...NEAR THE COAST OF 
S AMERICA, LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH MON.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE. 

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.