000 AGXX40 KNHC 300450 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EDT MON JUN 30 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SFC RIDGE REMAINS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ALONG 28N. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF...WITH MODERATE ELY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...BUT WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. HIGH PRES RE-BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI. ATLC RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N COMBINED WITH APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE SE ATLC COAST WILL INCREASE SLY WINDS TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS DECREASE AS THE TROUGH MOVE FURTHER N OF THE AREA TUE. THE RIDGE RE-BUILDS TUE THROUGH FRI WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W ENHANCES ONGOING TRADES ACROSS SRN HALF OF CARIBBEAN REACHING 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SECOND WAVE APPROACHING THE WINDWARD ISLAND ALONG 61W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY AND TONIGHT. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.