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AGXX40 KNHC 161748
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA MOVE S TO 28N TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 
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 SAT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THU AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
FRI AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF 
WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
WEAK HIGH N OF THE AREA MOVES S INTO THE AREA ALONG 28N TONIGHT 
WITH A HIGH PRES CENTER DEVELOPING NEAR 28N67W. THE HIGH 
THEN MEANDERS ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY 
WED THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED WITH RIDGE ALONG 28N WED THROUGH 
SAT. ELY WINDS 15 KT S OF 25N WITH E WINDS TO 20 KT S OF 22N. 
LIGHT WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
THE RIDGE N OF THE AREA WITH ELY TRADES IN THE 20-25 KT FROM 
11N-17N BETWEEN 70W-80W WITH SEAS 8-10 FT THROUGH THE FORECAST 
PERIOD. TROPICAL WAVE N OF 15N ALONG 75W TO EASTERN CUBA. THE 
WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS CUBA AND THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED 
NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE 
AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE LATE LATE WED INTO 
THU AND ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS FRI AND INTO THE EASTERN 
CARIBBEAN SAT. 

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