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AGXX40 KNHC 150600
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT WED AUG 15 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. TROPICAL WAVE 
CURRENTLY IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO  THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WED NIGHT AND 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 30N65W TO S FLORIDA...WILL SHIFT N TO 
AROUND 28N TODAY AS TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 31N73W TO 28N75W MOVES 
TO THE N. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 28N THROUGH SUN. MOSTLY 
LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF AREA NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT 
FOR ELY WINDS 15 KT S OF 22N AS THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE 
RIDGE TO THE N AND LOWER PRES ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL KEEP 
ELY WINDS AROUND 15 KT THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE BY THE END OF 
THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH 
SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 85WW. THE WAVE WILL 
MOVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY 
AND W OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT ACROSS THE NW 
CARIBBEAN S OF 20N W OF 85W WILL DECREASE AS THE WAVE MOVES 
INLAND. OTHERWISE TYPICAL TRADES TO AROUND 20 KT ACROSS THE S 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

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