000 AGXX40 KNHC 091903 RRA MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 303 PM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE GULF...THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING IN THE SW GULF S OF AROUND 23N BETWEEN 90W-95W...WHERE SE WINDS 20 KT AND SEAS TO 5 FT CONTINUE. THESE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT ON MON. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS 3 FT OR LESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ATLC SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO 28N72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ALONG THE TROUGH...OTHERWISE JUST A SHIFT IN THE LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE TROUGH. THE TROUGH SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA EXCEPT ELY WINDS 15-20 KT S OF AROUND 22N. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT S OF AROUND 24N...AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH S OF THE AREA OVER CARIBBEAN PASSES THROUGH ON THU AND FRI. NWW3 SHOWS SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT ACROSS THIS AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS. A COUPLE OF TROPICAL WAVE ARE MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. THE FIRST OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 86W...THIS SHOULD MOVE W OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MON. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 65W. THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THIS WAVE S OF 14N. STRONG TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WINDS IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE WITH WINDS UP TO 30 KT EAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. EARLIER SHIP REPORTS INDICATED SEAS UP TO 13 FT...BUT THE WINDS AND THE SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE MON AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. WARNINGS ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. $$ FORECASTER DGS