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AGXX40 KNHC 141747
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM MOBILE BAY TO 25N90W. THE TROUGH 
WILL MOVE NW AND DISSIPATE SUN AS HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA 
MOVE S INTO THE NE GULF. THE PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN WEAK 
THROUGH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SE WINDS 
INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE SW GULF WED AND THU.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
WEAK HIGH N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN THEN MOVES S INTO THE AREA 
MON WITH A HIGH PRES CENTER DEVELOPING NEAR 28N67W. THE HIGH 
THEN MEANDERS ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE TUE 
THEN DISSIPATE WED WITH RIDGE ALONG 28N WED AND THU. TROUGH FROM 
30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ELY WINDS 15 
KT S OF 25N WITH LIGHT WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N. ELY SWELL 
TO 7 FT E OF 70W WILL SUBSIDE LATE SUN.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN ELY TRADES IN THE 
15-20 KT RANGE IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN 
THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS ON SUN AND THE WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT 
FROM 11N-17N BETWEEN 70W-80W WITH SEAS BUILDING 8-10 FT. THE 
SEAS CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 12 FT BY WED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG THE 
WINDWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER 
TODAY INTO SUN AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AND THE W 
CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. 

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE OUTPUT IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE.

SW N ATLANTIC...
.NONE.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS