000 AGXX40 KNHC 111814 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT SUN APR 11 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W SURFACE TROUGH OVER FLORIDA AND STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 28N75W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. FRESH NE WIND N OF FRONT DIMINISH MON. HIGH PRES CENTER N OF AREA MAINTAINS FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE ACROSS SW NA TLC TILL LATE TUE. RIDGE STRENGTHENS WED INCREASING E WINDS TO STRONG AND EVEN NEAR GALE FORCE BY THU. SEAS BUILD ACCORDINGLY AND EVEN HIGHER THAN NORMAL ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHERE GULFSTREAM COUNTERS WIND FLOW. LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA AND BUILDING ATLC RIDGE TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT ACROSS MUCH OF CARIBBEAN WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. GRADIENT WEAKENS LATE MON AND WINDS DECREASE BELOW 20 KT TUE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER GULF STATES PRODUCE STEADY E WIND FLOW ACROSS MOST OF GULF WATER THRU LATE TUE. STRENGTHENING OF RIDGE INCREASES WIND TO STRONG OR NEAR GALE FORCE WITH SEAS UP TO 9 FT WED AND THU. GUIDANCE MODELS HAVING A BETTER HANDLE OVER GULF WIND AND SEAS THAN YESTERDAY WITH BETTER CONSENSUS NOW ON TIME AND COVERAGE OF STRONG WIND. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES