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AGXX40 KNHC 151749
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 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 S OF 25N ALONG 88W. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE 
NW AND DISSIPATE MON AS HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA MOVE S 
INTO THE NE GULF. THE PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN WEAK THROUGH 
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SE WINDS INCREASING TO 
15 KT ACROSS THE SW GULF WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
WEAK HIGH N OF THE AREA MOVES S INTO THE AREA MON WITH A HIGH 
PRES CENTER DEVELOPING NEAR 28N66W MON NIGHT. THE HIGH THEN 
MEANDERS ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE TUE THEN 
DISSIPATE WED WITH RIDGE ALONG 28N WED THROUGH FRI. 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 TONIGHT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
THE RIDGE N OF THE AREA HAS STRENGTHENED AND THE WINDS HAVE 
INCREASED TO 20-25 KT FROM 11N-17N BETWEEN 70W-80W WITH SEAS 
BUILDING 8-10 FT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WILL WEAKEN AS IT 
MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND
INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER MON AND MON NIGHT. THE TROPICAL 
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES W ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE 
AND WED. ELY TRADES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE ACROSS THE 
S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI.


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