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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT MON JUL 25 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 28N/29N REMAINS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS 
THE N GULF WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN THIS OVERALL PATTERN EXPECTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A 
FAIRLY STRONG TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE CARIBBEAN WHICH 
IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE FAR E GULF TUE NIGHT AND THE CENTRAL 
GULF WED AND THE W GULF THU AND FRI. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH TIGHTENING 
THE PRES BETWEEN THE WAVE AND RIDGE.

SW N ATLC...
E-W ORIENTED HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N/30N DOMINATES MOST OF THE 
SW N ATLC. THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE 
CURRENTLY FROM 24N72W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE WAVE IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE WWD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND INTO THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA BY TUE. PRES GRADIENT HAS TIGHTENED BETWEEN THE WAVE AND 
RIDGE INCREASING ELY WINDS TO 20-25 KT S OF 23N. THE WINDS WILL 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE WAVE MOVES FURTHER W OF THE AREA THU AND 
FRI. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... 
UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENT FLOW OVER HISPANIOLA AND CUBA COMBINED 
WITH A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE PRODUCING AN INCREASING COVERAGE OF 
STRONG CONVECTION OVER HISPANIOLA AND E CUBA WITH THE POTENTIAL 
TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. THE WAVE WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE EVENING AND W OF THE AREA WED. 
ELY WINDS OF 20-25 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.
THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

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