000 AGXX40 KNHC 140606 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N85W. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DECREASE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE ATLC AND RESULTS IN ELY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT OVER THE SE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT, THE GFS IS LESS AGGRESSIVE IN DEVELOPING A LOW IN THE SE GULF ON SUN...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT WORDING MENTIONING A TROUGH. STATIONARY FRONT IN THE ATLC EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 29N70W TO 31N75W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATES LATER TODAY. ELY WINDS 15-20 KT WILL CONTINUE S OF 25N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN AND ELY 15-20 KT WINDS SPREAD TO 28N. TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN COMBINED WITH THE ATLC RIDGE COULD INCREASE SLY WINDS TO 25 KT W OF 75W MON. TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE AREA GENERALLY E OF 78W AND EXTEND INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE SAT THROUGH MON. OTHERWISE ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.