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AGXX40 KNHC 271853
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
245 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM MOBILE BAY SW TO 24N94W...THEN 
S TO 19N94W.  PRES GRADIENT W OF TROUGH SUPPORTING FRESH TO 
STRONG N WINDS.  TROUGH DRIFT W THROUGH TONIGHT MOVING INLAND 
TEXAS AND MEXICO COASTS ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH.  HIGH PRES 
BUILD W ACROSS 28N ACROSS MOST OF GULF THROUGH SUN MAINTAINING 
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN.

SW N ATLC...
ATLC RIDGE FORCED N OF 31N BY HURRICANE DANIELLE REBUILDS S AS 
DANIELLE TURNS NE TONIGHT.  NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED OVER WATERS 
N OF 27N E OF 68W AT DANIELLE CLOSEST POINT EARLY SAT...THEN 
BEGIN DIMINISHING AND SEAS SUBSIDING. SEAS EXPECTED TO REACH 
NEAR 18-22 FT LINGER THROUGH MON AND PROPAGATE TO 74W.  JUST AS 
ONE HURRICANE TURNS AWAY...ANOTHER APPROACHES SE CORNER OF BASIN 
WITH SIMILAR WIND AND SEA CONDITION...MAINLY E OF BAHAMAS.  
DIFFERENCE IS THAT EARL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO BASIN TUE ON A 
NW TRACK.  

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
MODERATE TO FRESH ELY TRADES IN CARIBBEAN WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS 
DANIELLE FORCES RIDGE FURTHER N EASING PRES GRADIENT ACROSS 
BASIN. WIND AND SEAS REMAIN TAME AS STRENGTHENING TROPICAL STORM 
EARL SKIRTS NE CORNER OF BASIN AS A HURRICANE LATER IN THE WEEK. 
TROPICAL STORM EARL EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE AS IT 
APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT WITH WINDS BECOMING N-NE AND 
INCREASING TO STRONG BREEZE.  CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO WORSEN 
THEREAFTER.

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 WALLY BARNES