000 AGXX40 KNHC 301633 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 25N THROUGH SUN THEN MOVE N TO AROUND 27N MON AND TUE. LATEST QUIKSCAT AND BUOY REPORTS INDICATE VERY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THAT WLY WINDS OVER THE NE GULF MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT DUE TO A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N/26N TODAY WILL DRIFT S TO ALONG 25N FRI AND WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE E COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS RESULTS IN A TIGHTENED GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND FRONT WITH SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF AROUND 29N OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SAT THEN SHIFTS E ON SUN. AGAIN THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE WINDS THEN THE NAM...WILL CONTINUE WITH 15 TO 20 KT MENTIONED IN THE CURRENT PACKAGE. GFS BRINGS THE N END OF A CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE. LITTLE CHANGE TO THE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH 15 TO 20 KT WIND IN TYPICAL AREAS OF THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN. BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS DEVELOP LOW PRES IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SUN...THIS COMBINED WITH WITH ATLC RIDGE DRIFTING S RESULTS IN SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. GFS BRINGS THE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 40W INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC MON AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE. THE GFS IS NOT AS AGGRESSIVE IN DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN THE TROPICAL ATLC AS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT WORDING MENTIONING THE TROPICAL WAVE AND INCREASE THE WINDS SOME. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC NONE. CARIBBEAN NONE. GULF OF MEXICO NONE. FORECASTER DGS