000 AGXX40 KNHC 130601 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED MAY 13 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT ALONG THE COASTAL PLAINS HAS DISSIPATED. LOWER PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE THE SLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TO 15-20 KT TODAY THEN DECREASE SOME LATE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BEHIND A WEAK FRONT SUN AND WINDS SHIFT TO THE NE OVER THE WESTERN GULF. STATIONARY FRONT IN THE ATLC EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO A 1018 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N78W THE FRONT CONTINUES TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 30N80W THEN THE DISSIPATES THU. NE WINDS 15-20 KT N OF FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. ELY WINDS 15-20 KT WILL CONTINUE S OF 25N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SUN AND ELY 15-20 KT WINDS SPREAD TO 28N. TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE AREA GENERALLY E OF 78W AND EXTEND INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE SAT AND SUN. OTHERWISE ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.