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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT WED AUG 10 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...
SURFACE RIDGE ALONG 25N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT SW TO W WINDS N OF THE 
RIDGE AND SE-S WINDS S OF THE RIDGE. THE RIDGE WEAKENS AS TROUGH 
PASSES TO THE N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF FRI. WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
WITH SEAS NEARLY FLAT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF FRI INTO EARLY 
NEXT WEEK.

SW N ATLC...
RIDGE WITH AXIS ALONG 24N/25N COMBINED WITH LOWER PRES TO THE N 
OF THE AREA IS PRODUCING A TIGHT ENOUGH OF A PRES GRADIENT FOR 
20 KT SW WINDS N OF 29N E OF 75W. A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES THE 
NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS TO THE SE. 
THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS LATE FRI AND WINDS DECREASE. THE 
TROUGH DISSIPATES THU EVENING AND THE RIDGE RE-BUILDS ALONG 25N. 
OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W/62W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE THE E 
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE 
THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE EARLY SUN AND ACROSS 
THE NW PORTION OF THE ZONE ON MON. THIS WAVE IS FORECAST TO 
INCREASE THE WINDS TO 20-25 KT OVER THE N PORTION OF THE ATLC 
ZONE SUN AND MON. 

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 DGS