000 AGXX40 KNHC 102340 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 740 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 UPDATED GULF OF MEXICO FOR TIMING OF INCREASE OF WINDS AND SEAS...UPDATED SW N ATLC FOR COLD FRONT PSN AND TO INCLUDE ASCAT AND BUOY DATA N OF THE FRONT MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLC STATES EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND STRONG LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTION AND THE NW PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF. THESE WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THOSE AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDDLE GULF AND SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE BEGINNING LATE THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF. EXPECT SELY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THU WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 9 FT. THE YUCATAN DIURNAL SEABREEZE WILL CONTINUE TO FLARE TO 20-25 KT WITHIN 90-120 NM OF THE COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A MUCH EARLIER WINDSAT PASS CONFIRMED THE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 55W...UPDATED A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 26N74W...THEN BECOMES A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION WASHES OUT DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. N-NE 15-20 KT WINDS ARE N OF THE COLD FRONT TO NEAR 30N AS BEING VERIFIED BY BUOY 41047 AT 27.5N72W WHERE IT IS REPORTING NE 19 KT WINDS AND COMBINED SEAS OF 6 FT. A HIGH RESOLUTION ASCAT PASS FROM SHORTLY AFTER 14 UTC THIS MORNING CONFIRMED THAT NE WINDS UP TO 20 KT N OF THE COLD FRONT. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES IS BUILDING SE ACROSS THE REGION. AS THIS HAPPENS...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SAT. EXPECT NE TO E WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE BEGINNING LATE TUE...WITH SEAS BUILDING 6-9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. WEAK SURFACE OVER THE FAR SE WATER WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE MORNING. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI. 20-25 KT NE TO E TRADES ACROSS THE SRN CARIBBEAN WILL EXPAND N AND NW TONIGHT AND COULD INCREASE TO AROUND 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH SEAS BUILDING SEAS UP TO 13 FT. ELY WINDS OF 20-25 KT SHOULD COVER ALL BUT THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. E OF ABOUT 65W...E WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE. GFS SUGGESTS THAT SEVERAL LOW AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ENHANCED MOISTURE WITH SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE EXPECTED WITH AND JUST AHEAD OF THESE WAVES. ONE OF THEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE FAR S PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR/AGUIRRE 000 AGXX40 KNHC 102340 AAA MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 740 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 UPDATED GULF OF MEXICO FOR TIMING OF INCREASE OF WINDS AND SEAS...UPDATED SW N ATLC FOR COLD FRONT PSN AND TO INCLUDE ASCAT AND BUOY DATA N OF THE FRONT MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDDLE ATLC STATES EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH AND STRONG LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTION AND THE NW PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF. THESE WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THOSE AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDDLE GULF AND SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN SUBSIDE BEGINNING LATE THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE NE GULF. EXPECT SELY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THU WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 9 FT. THE YUCATAN DIURNAL SEABREEZE WILL CONTINUE TO FLARE TO 20-25 KT WITHIN 90-120 NM OF THE COAST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY NIGHT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A MUCH EARLIER WINDSAT PASS CONFIRMED THE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 55W...UPDATED A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 26N74W...THEN BECOMES A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION WASHES OUT DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. N-NE 15-20 KT WINDS ARE N OF THE COLD FRONT TO NEAR 30N AS BEING VERIFIED BY BUOY 41047 AT 27.5N72W WHERE IT IS REPORTING NE 19 KT WINDS AND COMBINED SEAS OF 6 FT. A HIGH RESOLUTION ASCAT PASS FROM SHORTLY AFTER 14 UTC THIS MORNING CONFIRMED THAT NE WINDS UP TO 20 KT N OF THE COLD FRONT. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES IS BUILDING SE ACROSS THE REGION. AS THIS HAPPENS...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS PRIMARILY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SAT. EXPECT NE TO E WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE BEGINNING LATE TUE...WITH SEAS BUILDING 6-9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. WEAK SURFACE OVER THE FAR SE WATER WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE MORNING. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI. 20-25 KT NE TO E TRADES ACROSS THE SRN CARIBBEAN WILL EXPAND N AND NW TONIGHT AND COULD INCREASE TO AROUND 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH SEAS BUILDING SEAS UP TO 13 FT. ELY WINDS OF 20-25 KT SHOULD COVER ALL BUT THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. E OF ABOUT 65W...E WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE. GFS SUGGESTS THAT SEVERAL LOW AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ENHANCED MOISTURE WITH SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE EXPECTED WITH AND JUST AHEAD OF THESE WAVES. ONE OF THEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE FAR S PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR/AGUIRRE