000 AGXX40 KNHC 031821 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT SUN OCT 03 2010 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... EARLIER FRESH NLY WINDS OVER NW GULF DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES SHIFT FURTHER E LEAVING A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE OVER MOST OF BASIN. WITH POSSIBILITY OF LOW PRES CENTER DEVELOPING OVER NW CARIBBEAN...PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA WITH NE BREEZE BECOMING STRONG AND SEAS TOPPING 8-9 FT. SW N ATLC... ATLC STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N75W TO E CUBA IS REINFORCED BY COLD FRONT OFF EASTERN U.S. COAST LATER TODAY... MERGE THEN MOVE FROM 29N70W TO E CUBA TUE...FROM 31N68W TO E CUBA WED AND FROM 31N67W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE THU. STRONG NE WINDS BEHIND FRONT TUE THROUGH THU. TROPICAL WAVE NE OF PUERTO RICO ENTER SE CORNER OF BASIN WITH STRONG E WINDS SPREADING N THEN NE FORCED BY COLD FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH EASTERN CARIBBEAN WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG WAVE SE OF PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. LOW PRES AND WAVE MOVE TO SE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE BUT IS ABSORBED BY STRONG NLY WINDS THAT MOVE INTO WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED. WARNINGS... SW N ATLC... .NONE CARIBBEAN... .NONE. TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES