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AGXX40 KNHC 120557
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 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 S TO SW WINDS IS N OF AXIS. SE 
WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON BEHIND A 
TROUGH. THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND AND WINDS DECREASE TUE. LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TUE THROUGH THU.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS. MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF AREA NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT FOR 
ELY WINDS 15-20 KT INCREASING S OF 22N MON ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
PASSAGE TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE PRES GRADIENT 
BETWEEN THE WAVE AND THE RIDGE TO THE N WILL KEEP ELY WINDS TO 
20 KT S OF 22N THROUGH WED THEN DECREASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT THU 
AS THE WAVE MOVES TO THE W.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN NOW A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG THE WINDWARD 
ISLANDS. THE WAVE IS PRODUCING STRONG CONVECTION THROUGH THE 
ISLANDS AND WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY. THE WAVE 
WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND INTO THE WESTERN 
CARIBBEAN TUE AND W OF THE AREA WED. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT E OF THE 
WAVE WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AS THE WAVE MOVE W.

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