000 AGXX40 KNHC 250658 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 GULF OF MEXICO... WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA SOUTHWARD ALONG ROUGHLY 96W TO 19N96W. COLD AIR DAMMING AGAINST MEXICAN COAST PROBABLY INCREASE WINDS TO A FRESH BREEZE W OF 96W. HIGH PRES OVER SE CONUS DOMINATES REMAINDER GULF THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE E BREEZE OVER BASIN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER BASIN...BECOMING STRONG BREEZE ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. WEAK TROUGH OVER SW N ATLC GIVE TEMPORARY RESPITE AS PRES GRADIENT EASES UNTIL RIDGE REBUILDS LATE IN FORECAST PERIOD. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W MOVE INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE TODAY THROUGH MON MIGHT BE THE ONLY ENERGY TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 65W REFLECTS UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION JUST S OF BERMUDA EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF BASIN BY SUN AS BROAD RIDGE ACROSS SE CONUS MOVE OFFSHORE. RIDGE BUILDS OVER SW N ATLC SAT INTO SUN. SURFACE RIDGE EXTEND ALONG 25N THROUGH TUE. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES