000 AGXX40 KNHC 030603 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 210 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL MS WITH AN E AND W RIDGE ALONG 32N THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING A WEAK CDFNT TO SLIP INTO FAR NE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND QUICKLY STALL...RESULTING IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS NE PART. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL MEANDER SAT... THEN DRIFT BACK NW SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS SURFACE HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AGAIN SUN NIGHT THRU TUE. BROAD LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE OVER SW GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. GFS VERY AGGRESSIVE AND SUGGESTING LOW PRES DEVELOPMENT WITH TIGHT GRADIENT N OF CENTER WITH NWW3 IN TURN ALSO OVERDONE. WILL TONE THIS DOWN CONSIDERABLY IN GRAPHICS AND TEXT PRODUCTS BUT CONTINUE MENTION OF WEAK TROUGH DRIFTING W THROUGH MON NIGHT. SW N ATLC... HRCN EARL N OF AREA WITH SLY WINDS AT 20-30 KT OVER WATERS N OF 28N ROUGHLY BETWEEN 67W-77W...WITH THESE WINDS DIMINISHING BELOW 20 KT ALL FORECAST WATERS BY SUNSET TODAY...AND SEAS SUBSIDING BELOW 12 FT JUST A FEW HOURS LATER. TS FIONA OVER E CENTRAL PORTION ATTM WITH CYCLONIC WINDS WITHIN ABOUT 180 NM OF CENTER. AFFECTED AREA AROUND CENTER EXPECTED TO SHRINK AS FIONA GRADUALLY WEAKENS. RADIUS 12 FT SEAS ALSO EXPECTED TO SHRINK TO WITHIN RADIUS OF 35 KT WINDS BY 48 HOURS. EXPECT MIXED SWELLS OVER ATLC WATERS NE BAHAMAS BECOMING MOSTLY N AND NE SWELL FROM EARL BY LATE SAT AND CONTINUING THRU TUE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... SOME SWELL FROM FIONA STILL NOTED OVER WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ATTM...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY TODAY. ELSEWHERE RELATIVELY LIGHT TRADES CONTINUE...EXCEPT E 15-20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS AND ALONG N COAST COLOMBIA. REMNANTS OF GASTON HAVE BETTER CHANCE OF REDEVELOPMENT NEXT WEEK AS THEY APPROACH ALONG 55W. WARNINGS... SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...TS WRNG N OF 25N E OF 67W... CARIBBEAN... .NONE. TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER NELSON