000
AGXX40 KNHC 111703
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

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

GULF OF MEXICO RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE 
TEXAS COAST. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE 
WESTERN GULF LATER TONIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS.
AS THE LOW MOVES E INTO THE SE U.S. SLY WINDS ALSO SPREAD EWD
LATE TUE THROUGH EARLY WED. THE LOW MOVES OFFSHORE AND WINDS 
DECREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THU THROUGH SAT.

WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE ATLC WITH WINDS 15 KT OR LESS ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA...WINDS AREA E TO SE S OF 25N AND S TO SW N OF 25N.
LOW MOVES INTO THE SE U.S. WED COMBINED WITH THE ATLC RIDGE WILL 
INCREASE SW WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. THE LOW MOVES 
TO NE AND A WEAK FRONT MOVES TO 31N76W TO 28N81W FRI AFTERNOON 
THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WITH LOW PRES ALONG 
THE WAVE MOVES INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI AND INTO 
THE SE BAHAMAS SAT. THE LOW DOES HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF 
DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

TRADES REMAIN IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
AND GENERALLY 15-20 KT NE TO E WINDS ELSEWHERE. A TROPICAL WAVE 
CURRENTLY ALONG 48W WITH A 1009 MB LOW ALONG THE WAVE AT 12N IS 
EXPECTED TO CROSS 55W LATE TUE NIGHT THEN ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN 
THU. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE 
TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE. 

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.