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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EDT THU AUG 26 2010

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

WEAK TROUGH IN THE MIDDLE AND NW GULF OF MEXICO FROM 28N85W TO 
TO 1011 MB LOW NEAR 26N93W TO 24N95W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT 
SLOWLY W THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE LATE SAT. 
PRES PATTERN ACROSS REMAINDER OF GULF OF MEXICO IS VERY WEAK 
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO 
DEVELOP IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH 
PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT 
LATE TODAY THROUGH FRI WITH N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR THE 
MEXICAN COAST. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS OVER THE WEEKEND AND WINDS 
DECREASE.

ATLC RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH 
FRI AS HURRICANE DANIELLE MOVES NW AND BRUSHES THE FAR NE 
PORTION OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL APPROACH 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE N OF AROUND 28N E OF 66W...JUST INTO THE 
FORECAST AREA...SAT AND SUN. SEAS COULD BUILD TO AS HIGH AS
18 FT SAT AND SUN AS DANIELLE BRUSHES THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA.
DANIELLE MOVES FURTHER TO THE N AND E MON WITH DECREASING WINDS.

ELY TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI 
AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS. TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE IS BRUSHING 
THE FAR NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS N OF 21N E OF 57W TODAY THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING AS 
DANIELLE CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NW. TROPICAL STORM EARL IS 
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC 
FCST AREA SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON.

WARNINGS...

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.AMZ087....TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 57W TODAY.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS