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AGXX40 KNHC 110622
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N MAINTAINS LIGHT ELY WINDS  
S OF AXIS WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE S TO SW WINDS IS N OF AXIS.  WEAK 
TROPICAL WAVE ENTER BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT WITH WINDS S OF 22N 
SHIFTING NE AHEAD OF WAVE TO 15-20 KT. SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN 4 FT 
OR LESS THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD.  

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES CENTER 1022 MB OVER CENTRAL ATLC E OF BERMUDA HAS RIDGE 
EXTEND W-SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA.  MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS 
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF AREA NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT FOR POSSIBILITY 
OF TEMPORARY GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS S OF 22N MON ASSOCIATED WITH 
PASSAGE ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OF TROPICAL STORM. THE STORM IS 
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE TO A TROPICAL WAVE MON NIGHT. HOWEVER THE PRES 
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE WAVE AND THE RIDGE TO THE N WILL KEEP ELY WINDS 
TO 20 KT S OF 22N WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE THEN DECREASE TO LESS 
THAN 20 KT LATE WED.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN JUST E OF THE AREA NEAR 13.9N 54.1W AT 
0300 UTC FORECAST TO MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC ZONE AS A TROPICAL 
STORM NEAR 14.1N 57.0W TODAY THEN INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND 
ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON THEN DISSIPATES MON NIGHT. LATEST NHC 
FORECAST KEEPS MAXIMUM WINDS AT 35 GUST TO 45 KT.   

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE

CARIBBEAN SEA...
.TROPICAL STORM WARNING AMZ037....AMZ027...AMZ025...AMZ023... AMZ035.

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES