000 AGXX40 KNHC 100728 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EDT WED OCT 10 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... HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE NE FLOW E OF 93W AND GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE W OF 94W THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. LOW PRES OFF E COAST OF FLORIDA COMBINED WITH STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER GULF STATES TIGHTENS PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF ZONE INCREASING NE FLOW MAINLY S OF 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SUN. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 74W N OF 25N WITH 1012 MB LOW PRES AT 28N74W DRIFT N-NE THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS IN ITS WAKE BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN N OF 23N THROUGH LATE SAT. HIGH PRES MOVES NE WITH FRESH NE-E BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE AREA SUN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... FLAT PRES PATTERN MAINTAINS GENTLE TO MODERATE E BREEZE OVER MOST OF BASIN MON AND MON NIGHT. LOW PRES ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ACROSS 55W EARLY THU BRINGING STRONG NE-E FLOW N OF 12N THROUGH SUN AS IT MOVES NE ACROSS ZONE. PROXIMITY OF LOW PRES TO EASTERN CARIBBEAN INCREASE NE WINDS E OF 68W FRI THROUGH SUN. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES