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AGXX40 KNHC 310825
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC RIDGE CONTINUES FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO S TEXAS COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE PREVAILS 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WITH SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST 
AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WITH SEAS GENERALLY 4 FT OR LESS 
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS 
WITH OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA DUE TO THE NORTHERN 
EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. A 
SURFACE TROUGH PASSING JUST NW OF THE AREA WITH INCREASING WINDS 
OVER THE NW CORNER OF THE AREA THU AND FRI.  

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA 
WED. A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING 
20 KT WINDS OVER THE THE NE CARIBBEAN. THIS WAVE WILL CONTINUE 
TO SHIFT WESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TODAY AND 
WED...AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. TROPICAL 
WAVE...WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA EMBEDDED WITHIN 
THE MONSOON TROUGH WELL E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS 
FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ON FRI. 

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST 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