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AGXX40 KNHC 010802
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT WED AUG 01 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC RIDGE EXTEND ALONG 26N-27N FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS COAST.  LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE 
PREVAIL ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN WITH SEAS MOSTLY 2 FT OR LESS.  
TROPICAL WAVE ...CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MOVE INTO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI OR SAT WITH MINOR CHANGES IN PRESENT 
WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS.  

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE PREVAILS ALONG 28N-29N PROMPT LIGHT TO MODERATE 
E-SE BREEZE WITH SEAS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN TODAY THROUGH FRI 
EXCEPT WINDS BACK SE TO S AS RIDGE RETREATS NE ALLOWING CREST OF 
TROPICAL WAVE IN CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 72W TO INCH IN THE SOUTHERN 
LATITUDES...S OF 22N.  SECOND AND STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE... 
POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...APPROACH SE CORNER OF BASIN LATE SAT 
AND SUN INCREASING NE WINDS...BUILDING SEAS TO 8-10 FT AND 
BRINGING PLENTY OF ASSOCIATED CONVECTION TO THAT CORNER OF 
BASIN.  

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W...
HEALTHY TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W PRODUCE FRESH E BREEZE WITHIN 
240 NM OF AXIS.  WAVE REACH WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI BEFORE 
MOVING W OF AREA SAT.  SECOND AND STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE AND 
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
CURRENTLY NEAR 10N44W MOVE W THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD AND REACH 
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND FAR E CARIBBEAN WATERS LATE SAT 
AND SUN.  WIND AND SEAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THEN 
ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED DEEP CONVECTION.  

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 WALLY BARNES