000 AGXX40 KNHC 011655 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 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 26N/27N THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E SUN AS A FRONT/TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S. ON SUN. THE RIDGE RE-BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AND WED. THE GFS DEVELOPS A LOW OVER THE NE GULF SUN AND MOVES IT W TUE...BUT THE OTHER MODELS DO NOT...SO WILL KEEP WITH CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS. UNLESS THE LOW DEVELOPS WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ATLC RIDGE ALONG 25N/26N THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFTS N TO 28N/29N SUN AND MON AND ALONG 30N/31N TUE AND WED. A TROUGH APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT THIS COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT AND INCREASE THE SW WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA N OF AROUND 30N W OF 70W FRI THROUGH SUN. THE TROUGH MOVES NE AND THE WINDS DECREASE SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS WED. 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 TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SUN NIGHT AND ALONG 58W MON AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED NEAR HISPANIOLA. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.