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AGXX40 KNHC 101746
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES CENTER 1010 MB NEAR 26N83W IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE NW INTO MIDDLE GULF TONIGHT AND OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF 
NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST LATE WED THEN MOVE INLAND OVER 
LOUISIANA THU. THE LOW HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING INTO A 
TROPICAL CYCLONE. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER N 
SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW CENTER AS SYSTEM BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED 
AND PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG N GULF 
COASTAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD RAPIDLY DECREASE AS THE 
LOW MOVES INLAND. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
REMAINDER OF THE GULF.

ATLC SURFACE RIDGE ALONG 30N MAINTAIN E-SE MODERATE WINDS S OF 
25N E OF 75W THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE DRIFTS S AND WEAKENS WITH 
LIGHT SE WINDS S OF 27N AND LIGHT S-SW WINDS N OF 27N THU. THESE 
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. THE RIDGE 
SHIFTS S TO AROUND 25N SUN AS A FRONT/TROUGH MOVES JUST N OF THE 
AREA...WITH SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT. OVER THE FAR NE 
PORTION OF THE AREA.

WEAK TROUGH IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 73W WILL MOVE W THROUGH 
FRI AND OUT OF AREA BY SAT. WEAK PRES GRADIENT WITH LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT 
BETWEEN 67W AND 75W SAT AND SUN AS A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY E 
OF THE AREA MOVES THROUGH.

WARNINGS...

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

.GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS