000 AGXX40 KNHC 240555 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM WED MAY 24 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SW N ATLC...GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. VERY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. EXTREMELY WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NE-E BUT REMAINING LIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 31N70W LATE THU...THEN CONTINUE E OF THE AREA WITH RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N FRI AND SAT. RIDGE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN SUN WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONT NEARING THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. WINDS RATHER LIGHT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT THEN INCREASE TO 10-15 KT ACROSS THE N AND S PORTIONS AS RIDGE BUILDS LATER IN THE WEEK. WINDS FORECAST TO DECREASE AGAIN SUNDAY. GULF OF MEXICO....FAIRLY QUIET UPCOMING FIVE DAY PERIOD WINDS/SEA WISE OVER THE GULF. WEAK HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 27N86W. THE HIGH WILL BE REPLACED BY RIDGE ALONG 27N TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE N ACROSS THE N GULF COAST BY THE WEEKEND. WINDS TO REMAIN E-SE 15 KT OR LESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST. THE UPPER LOW THAT WAS PRODUCING THE SHOWER/TSTMS ACTIVITY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA HAS QUICKLY WEAKENED. SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS OVER THE EXTREME SE PORTIONS WITH PLENTY OF MID/HIGH CLOUDINESS STILL OVER THE E GULF AND FLORIDA. EXPECT CLOUDINESS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT GFS STILL SHOWING ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS OVER THE MIDDLE/E GULF FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... FAIRLY STRONG GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING ELY TRADES 20-25 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. EVENING QUIKSCAT PASS OVER THE AREA NEVER ARRIVED SO NO NEW INFORMATION. CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BUOY HAS BEEN REPORTING 23 KT WINDS...AM SURE IT IS A LITTLE STRONGER ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN PRES GRADIENT PATTERN IS FORECAST THROUGH SUN. MODERATE WINDS MOST OTHER AREAS...WITH SOME ENHANCEMENT ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE. NWW3 SEAS LIKELY A LITTLE LOW ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST AND WILL ADJUST UPWARD A LITTLE. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER BROWN