000 AGXX40 KNHC 140552 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 145 AM WED JUN 14 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. AS OF THIS WRITING...ALBERTO BARELY REMAINS A TROPICAL STORM AS IT IS CENTERED OVER LAND ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA BORDER. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN INTO A DEPRESSION VERY SOON...BUT WILL LIKELY RE-STRENGTHEN AS AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW ONCE OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLC COAST. ALL WARNINGS ARE NOW NORTH OF 31N IN THE OPC FORECAST AREA. SEE OPC OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS FORECASTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE ATLC WATERS TODAY AND CONTINUE THEIR DECLINE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. SEAS HAVE COME DOWN NICELY OVER THE NE GULF WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS CURRENTLY 5 FT AT BUOY 42036. WITH THE DEPARTURE OF ALBERTO THE ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA INTO THE SE GULF TODAY. THE RIDGE WILL SETTLE ALONG 26N THU...WITH SEPARATE WEAK HIGH DEVELOPING OVER THE NE GULF. THE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN THU WITH ANOTHER HIGH/RIDGE BECOMING RE-ESTABLISHED OVER THE N PORTION OF THE AREA LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. MODERATE WINDS FORECAST OVER THE BOTH THE N AND SRN SECTIONS OF THE ATLC WATERS TODAY. WINDS BECOME 15 KT OR LESS THU. WINDS TO REMAIN GENERALLY ELY 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER THE ENTIRE SW N ATLC ZONE. OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO E TO SE WINDS TO RETURN TO MOST AREAS... EXCEPT WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE PARTS. GFS INDICATING THAT THE SE-S RETURN FLOW WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER OVER THE W GULF BEGINNING LATE THU NIGHT. WILL LIKELY UP WINDS FROM CURRENT FORECAST AND MAY NEED TO MENTION OCCASIONAL 15-20 KT ALONG THE S TEXAS COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THESE WINDS MAY BE SOMEWHAT DIURNAL OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS WITH THE STRONGEST OCCURRING LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING. NWW3 BUILDS SEAS TO 4-6 FT WHICH SEEMS REASONABLE. OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS...FAIRLY STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE BRISKLY WESTWARD OVER THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY. THE WAVE IS BEING ACCOMPANIED BY 20-25 KT WINDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS. EVENING QUIKSCAT DATA CONFIRMED THESE WINDS. WITH THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENING A LITTLE AND WAVE MOVING WEST THE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE A BIT. WINDS NEAR WAVE WILL ALSO DECREASE AS IT ENTERS THE W ZONES TONIGHT. WINDS TO REMAIN AROUND 20 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS...THEN MAY DECREASE TO 15-20 KT THIS WEEKEND. NE-E WINDS AROUND 20 KT OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER BROWN