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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR SE 
PORTION OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD.
THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. WINDS WILL 
INCREASE SOME AS THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE WAVE AND THE 
RIDGE TIGHTENS.

SW N ATLC...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N/30N AS THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A STRONG 
TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ALONG ITS SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. WAVE EXPECTED 
TO AFFECT EXTREME SE PART OF ZONE TODAY. PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS 
BETWEEN WAVE AND RIDGE INCREASING ELY WINDS TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 
THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT AND 
BE W OF AREA TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... 
LARGE AREA OF UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENT FLOW OVER GREATER ANTILLES 
COMBINED WITH STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W IS PRODUCING 
NUMEROUS HEAVY CONVECTION IN VICINITY OF NORTHERN ISLANDS OF 
PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING AND 
MUDSLIDES. SYSTEM TO MOVE W-NW INTO EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA MON 
AND TUE AND EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF BASIN WED. WIND AND SEAS 
DECREASE AFTER WAVE PASSAGE UNTIL REBUILDING CENTRAL ATLC HIGH 
PRES TIGHTENS GRADIENT WED AND AND THU.  

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.
 
SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS