000 AGXX40 KNHC 211705 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN IS CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM THIS EVENING THEN MOVE TO JUST S OF MOBILE ALABAMA EARLY SAT AND MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI SAT EVENING. TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR N PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF ZONE FOR TONIGHT AND SAT. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE SAT NIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND. GFS AND NOGAPS DEVELOP A LOW OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND MOVE IT INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN NW TOWARD TEXAS. WEAK TROUGH IN THE ATLC FROM 29N66W TO 22N68W WILL DRIFT W THEN DISSIPATE SAT..WITH A HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 30N/31N. WINDS WILL REMAIN 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TROUGH IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FROM 18N82W TO 12N78W IS MOVING W. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE NOGAPS AND GFS DEVELOP A LOW NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT...THIS RESULTS IN A BRIEF INCREASE IN SE WINDS OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SAT INTO EARLY SUN. ALSO LOTS OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH. TRADES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE THROUGH WED. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS