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AGXX40 KNHC 140547
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 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 WILL MOVE N TO 29N FRI 
AND SAT WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF. SE WINDS 
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE HAVE DECREASED TO 10-15 KT. TROPICAL 
WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THU AND FRI THEN MOVE INLAND SAT. SE WINDS INCREASE TO 
20 KT E OF THE TROPICAL WAVE...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS...WILL SHIFT N 
TO AROUND 28N LATER TODAY THROUGH SAT. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS 
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF AREA NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT FOR ELY 
WINDS 15-20 KT S OF 22N 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. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 81WW. THE WAVE IS 
PRODUCING SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 13N-21N BETWEEN 
80W-83W. THE WAVE WILL MOVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY 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 DGS