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AGXX40 KNHC 160557
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT THU AUG 16 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 YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATER TODAY AND FRI THEN MOVE INLAND LATE SAT. SE WINDS 
INCREASE TO 20 KT E OF THE TROPICAL WAVE...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. GFS DEVELOPS A LOW ALONG THE 
WAVE HOWEVER WILL KEEP CURRENT WORDING AND NOT MENTION THE LOW.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN. 
S-SW WINDS 5-10 KT N OF THE RIDGE AXIS WITH E-SE WINDS 10-15 KT 
S OF THE RIDGE AXIS. LOWER PRES MOVE TO THE E COAST OF THE U.S. 
OVER THE WEEKEND THE SW WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KT N OF THE 
RIDGE AXIS. SEAS WILL REMAIN 2-3 FT N OF 25N AND 3-5 FT S OF 25N 
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 65W. THE WAVE WILL 
MOVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND INTO 
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND W OF THE AREA SAT. ANOTHER 
TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WILL INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE 
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI INTO 
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON.
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