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AGXX40 KNHC 260557
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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 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...
1016 MB SURFACE HIGH PRES IS CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO 
NEAR 28N93W. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS OF 1 TO 3 FT 
DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE 
MOVING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE 
INTO THE SE AND S CENTRAL GULF TODAY AND WED. WINDS WILL 
INCREASE SLIGHTLY AS THE WAVE MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ATLC IN THE WAKE OF THE 
TROPICAL WAVE THU INTO FRI. THIS WILL ALLOW THE PRES GRADIENT TO 
TIGHTEN RESULTING IN EASTERLY WINDS TO 20 KT OVER THE SE GULF 
AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI.

SW N ATLC...
THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 26N ALONG 80W WILL 
MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER THIS MORNING. A 
SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS ALONG 29N/30N. 15 TO 20 KT WINDS PERSIST S 
OF 24N THROUGH THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS.
THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL SHIFT WNW INTO THE SE GULF BY THIS 
EVENING. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND BUILD SLIGHTLY 
THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO 
FRESH E TO SE WINDS S OF 24N W OF 65W.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE N OF 16N ALONG 80W/81W. THE WAVE REMAINS WELL 
AMPLIFIED WITH A CLUSTER OF TSTMS ALONG THE WAVE JUST S OF CUBA. 
ELY WINDS ARE STILL 20 TO 25 KT IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE TROPICAL WAVE. WINDS AND 
SEAS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AS THE WAVE MOVES FURTHER W. 
A LESS AMPLIFIED TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY WELL TO THE EAST OF 
THE AREA WILL MOVE W OF 55W WED APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES. 
THIS WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT.

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