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AGXX40 KNHC 051848
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
255 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 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...
WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N/26N COVER ENTIRE GULF.  CALM TO LIGHT WINDS 
WITH SLIGHT SEAS OVER REGION.  RIDGE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN PLACE 
ACROSS GULF THEN DRIFT SE SAT AND SUN AS REMNANTS OF EMILY LIFT 
OUT OF NW BAHAMAS AND ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTEND W AND MERGES.

SW NORTH ATLC...
SURFACE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC EXTEND SW TO 27N70W IS DENTED BY 
LOW PRES DISTURBANCE...REMNANTS OF EMILY...OVER BAHAMAS TONIGHT 
AND SAT.  LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE BY SUN...DRIFTS 
N-NE OUT OF AREA WITH STRONG WINDS AND SEAS TO 10 FT ON E 
QUADRANT OF CENTER ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS.   
ENVIRONMENT REMAINS VERY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE 
BAHAMA ISLAND CHAIN AND EMILY COULD RESURRECT AGAIN BEFORE IT 
MOVE OUT OF SW N ATLC ZONE.  ALL INTERESTS IN BAHAMAS AND 
FLORIDA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR REMNANTS OF EMILY THROUGH 
WEEKEND.  ELSEWHERE...ATLC RIDGE REBUILDS W AND MERGES WITH GULF 
OF MEXICO HIGH PRES INTO ELONGATED E-W RIDGE. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
EMILY LEFT SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS JUST OFFSHORE SE COAST OF  
CUBA WITH A SMALL AREA OF SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND 
AND CUBA THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.  FRESH ELY BREEZE ACROSS
BASIN W OF 67W N OF 12N EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SUN AS ATLC 
RIDGE EXPAND SW.  SEAS BUILD TO 8-10 FT IN E SWELL ACROSS SAME 
REGION.  WEAK DRY TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA MOVE INTO 
TROPICAL ATLC SAT NIGHT...WITH FRESH E-NE WINDS AND SEAS 6-8 FT 
AHEAD OF WAVE N OF 14N. 

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.
 
SW NORTH ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES