000 AGXX40 KNHC 280607 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU JUL 28 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... TROPICAL STORM DON IS CURRENTLY NEAR 22.8 88.1W MOVING WNW 10 KT WITH WINDS 35 KT GUST TO 45 KT. THE STORM WILL MOVE TO 25.0N 91.5N THIS EVENING AND TO 26.2N 93.6W EARLY FRI WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT AND NEAR 27.5N 96W FRI EVENING THEN MOVE INLAND IN S TEXAS SAT. SEE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF T.S. DON WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS. SW N ATLC... SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS ALONG 29N/30N. ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT PERSIST ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE S OF 24N THROUGH THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS S OF 24N THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN DECREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE 66W WILL MOVE TO 72W THIS EVENING AND ALONG 74W FRI AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE CARIBBEAN E OF AROUND 78W THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 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 $$ FORECASTER DGS