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AGXX40 KNHC 131905
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
300 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009

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

RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH A RATHER WEAK PRES 
PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS. WINDS 
INCREASE 10-15 KT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE 
NIGHT AND THEN ALL BUT THE NE GULF WED...AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS 
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW MOVES NE AND THE GRADIENT 
WEAKENS WITH DECREASING WINDS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. 

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE ATLC ALONG 28N/29N WILL PERSIST 
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. S OF 22N ELY TRADES ARE IN THE 
15-20 KT RANGE OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SW 
WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 15 KT OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE 
AREA LATE TUE INTO THU AS AN AREA OF LOW PRES MOVES TO THE N OF 
THE ZONE. SEAS WILL REMAIN 2-4 FT N OF 22N AND 4-6 FT S OF 22N 
THROUGH THE WED THEN UP TO 5-7 FT BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

WITH THE ATLC RIDGE SET IN PLACE AND LOWER PRES OVER NORTHERN S 
AMERICA COMBINING TO PRODUCE STRONG TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN... 
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND WESTERN VENEZUELA. A 
TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THE E AND CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND THE W CARIBBEAN THU. THE WAVE MAY
ENHANCE THE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF S AMERICA THU AND FRI
THEREFORE THE SW AND E CARIBBEAN ZONES HAVE BEEN HEADLINED
TO INDICATE POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 
73W-77W THU AND FRI.

WARNINGS
ATLC...
.NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.