000 AGXX40 KNHC 180551 RRA MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM SUN JUN 18 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK TROUGH FROM NEAR 31N65W TO THE NRN BAHAMAS WILL FINALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL E OF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE ITS INFLUENCE OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY SINK SOUTH TO ALONG 31N LATE MON/TUE. THE RIDGE IS THEN FORECAST TO REMAIN ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. COUPLE OF WEAK TROPICAL WAVES WILL CONTINUE THEIR WESTWARD MOVEMENT ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ENTERING THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC ZONE WATERS TUE THROUGH THU. WILL LIKELY KEEP IN CURRENT SYNOPSIS...BUT FEATURE IS RATHER WEEK WITH LITTLE AFFECT ON WINDS. SW N ATLC...WINDS AND SEAS N OF THE BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W REMAINED HIGHER THAN FORECAST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY SAT. WINDS FINALLY SEEM TO BE DECREASING WITH BUOY 41010 NOW REPORTING 12 KT WINDS. HOWEVER...SEAS STILL RUNNING 7 FT AT THE BUOY IN A NE-E SWELL. SEAS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE TODAY BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT ROUGH N OF THE BAHAMAS ALONG THE FLORIDA E COAST. SEAS IN THIS AREA SHOULD FINALLY DECREASE TO AROUND 4 FT BY EARLY MON. WINDS FORECAST TO BECOME ELY 10-15 KT OVER THE ENTIRE AREA LATER TODAY AND THEN REMAIN VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN A LITTLE MORE ACTIVITY OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS AS MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE AREA INTO MID-WEEK. GULF OF MEXICO...MODERATE SE-S WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ALSO A LITTLE STRONGER OVER THE NRN SECTIONS OF THE MIDDLE/E GULF. SEAS ABOUT 3-5 FT OFF THE SE LOUISIANA COAST. AS EXPECTED...SEAS DID GET A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NWW3 FORECAST IN THIS AREA...BUT THEY SHOULD DECREASE LATER TODAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE MODERATE RANGE ALONG THE TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT DECREASE ELSEWHERE TODAY. WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME 10-15 KT OVER MOST OF THE AREA BY MON... EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS OVER THE NE PORTION. GFS NOT SHOWING MUCH INCREASE IN WINDS OVER THE W GULF WED-THU AND MAY DECREASE WINDS FROM CURRENT FORECAST. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC...WINDS HAVE FINALLY DECREASED OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. 20 KT WINDS CONFINED TO THE S CENTRAL AREAS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT WITH 20-25 KT WINDS RETURNING TO THE S PORTION. WINDS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. MUCH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER BROWN