000 AGXX40 KNHC 270553 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 150 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... SFC RIDGE MAINTAINS HOLD OVER THE GULF ALONG 29N WITH LIGHT E TO SE WINDS OVER MOST AREAS. A FEW PLATFORMS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE TEXAS COAST ARE REPORTING 20 KT WINDS. MINOR CHANGES EXPECTED OVER THE SHORT TERM AS THE NRN END OF A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 87W/88W BRUSHES THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND SAT AND USHERS SE 20 KT WINDS ACROSS THE W GULF. ASSOCIATED MOISTURE BREAKS OFF AND SPREADS NW ACROSS THE GULF INCREASING SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA. EXTENDED...RIDGE IS TEMPORARILY SUPPRESSED TO ALONG 27N SUN THEN RELOADS ALONG 30N MON AND TUE. DESPITE THIS LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SW N ATLC... SFC RIDGE ALONG 28N DOMINATES THE REGION WITH LIGHT WINDS OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 20 KT WINDS JUST N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES AND IN THE BAHAMA BANK. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL SCENARIO THROUGH THE SHORT TERM (SAT NIGHT). EXTENDED... APPROACHING FRONT ALONG THE E COAST SUPPRESSES RIDGE TO ALONG 27N SUN WITH AN INCREASE IN SWLY WINDS TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. RIDGE RELOADS ALONG 28N TUE THOUGH WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON THE OVERALL WIND FIELD. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... MOST OF THE ACTION IS OCCURRING IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH ELY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT MOST AREAS AND LOCAL 30 KT WINDS ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. BUOY 42058 IS REPORTING STEADY 25 KT WINDS AND 10 FT SEAS...WHICH IS ABOUT 1-2 FT LESS THAN THE 6 HR FCST OF THE NWW3 AND MORE IN LINE WITH THE MULTI GRID WW3 MODEL. BASED ON THIS WILL PLAN TO LEAN TOWARD THE MULTI GRID MODEL IN THE SHORT TERM AND BLEND IN WITH THE ENSEMBLE WW3 MODEL IN THE EXTENDED. IN ANY EVENT FRESH TO STRONG ELY TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM (SAT NIGHT) OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN E OF 82W AS WINDS FRESHEN TO 15-20 KT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC. EXTENDED...LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS SUN AND MON. ON TUE WINDS DECREASE SLIGHTLY AS ATLC RIDGE LIFTS TO THE N. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.