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AGXX40 KNHC 061838
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
245 PM EDT SUN JUN 06 2010

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W

GULF OF MEXICO...
SHARP AND ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH 
MOISTURE CONVERGING E OF 94W TO PRODUCE ACTIVE CNVTN. THIS 
ACTIVE PATTERN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS BEFORE 
MOISTURE BEGINS TO ADVECT NW. RECENT BUOY AND CMAN REPORTS 
INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW DOMINATING THE GULF 
WITH WINDS GENERALLY AROUND 15 KT AND LESS...WITH THE STRONGEST 
WINDS ACROSS THE SW AND OFF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS ARE 3-5 FT 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND W GULF WITH SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT OVER THE 
FAR E WATERS. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SINK INTO THE NE 
PORTION OF THE BASIN MON AND THEN WILL STALL ACROSS N CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TUE...WITH VARIABLE WINDS ACROSS THE E HALF OF THE GULF 
AND SE TO S WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS W PORTIONS. UPPER LEVEL 
SUPPORT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AND ACTIVE WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
RECENT WINDSAT PASS INDICATES WINDS ACROSS THE SRN CARIB ARE IN 
THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE...WITH PEAK SEAS NEAR 9 FT OFF COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER 
OF THE WATERS. MODERATE TRADES WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGHOUT 
THE UPCOMING WEEK WITH BRIEF PULSING TO 25 KT ACROSS THE SRN 
CARIB. TROPICAL WAVES WILL KEEP WEATHER GENERALLY BELOW 12-13N 
UNTIL WED WHEN A HIGH AMPLITUDE WAVE MOVES NW AND SPREAD WEATHER 
ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS S OF 18N.

SW N ATLC...
A COUPLE OF WEAK LOW-MI LEVEL TROUGHS PERSIST OVER THE ATLC W OF 
50W...BOTH INDUCED BY MID LEVEL CYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS. THE FIRST 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE SE BAHAMAS NE ALONG 72W...WHILE THE 
SECOND MORE SIGNIFICANT EXTENDS FROM N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS 
THEN SNAKES NE TO NEAR 31N54W. THIS TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT 
N AND EVENTUALLY OUT OF THE AREA JUST AHEAD OF ATLC COLD FRONT 
ON TUE. WEAK ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE 
AREA...EXCEPT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KT N OF 28-29N IN S 
TO SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT MON AND TUE. SEAS WILL BE 
GENERALLY 3 TO 5 FT ACROSS THE ATLC AND 1 TO 3...AND LESS W OF 
BAHAMAS THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. LOOK FOR ACTIVE WEATHER WITH 
SQUALLS AND STRONG TSTMS ALONG FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NW 
WATERS MON THROUGH TUE.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER AL/STRIPLING