000 AGXX40 KNHC 101743 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 145 PM EDT THU JUN 10 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... WEAK HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF/FL BIG BEND AREA RIDGES W ALONG 30-31N TODAY. SE RETURN FLOW IA AT 15-20 KT OVER THE NW WATERS AND ELY WINDS ARE AT 15-20 KT ALONG SW PERIPHERY OF ASSOCIATED ANTICYCLONE...OVER N BAY OF CAMPECHE. HIGH CENTER EXPECTED TO SHIFT SLOWLY W REACHING A POSITION OVER THE LA COASTAL PLAINS SUN WITH A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH SETTING UP OVER THE EASTERN WATERS ACCOMPANIED BY VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...WHILE SLY RETURN FLOW AT 15 KT W OF 93W. EARLY NEXT WEEK AN ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S EXTENDING ACROSS THE N BAHAMAS AND S FL AND SHOULD ABSORB THE WEAK GULF HIGH CENTER WITH A RIDGE FROM S FL TO S LA RESULTING IN VARIABLE WINDS NE WATERS AND ONLY E 10-15 KT ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE. SW N ATLC... A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS N OF 29N E OF 78W. AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 26N WILL BUILD W INTO THE WEEKEND AND SHIFT A LITTLE FURTHER S. S-SW FLOW N OF THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE BEGINNING SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GA COAST MON NIGHT. FRONT WILL CONTINUE E PASSING THROUGH BERMUDA TUE AFTERNOON NEARLY STALLING ALONG PSN 31N62W TO NE FL AT 29N81W TUE NIGHT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG ROUGHLY 64W THIS AFTERNOON IS MOVING W AT ABOUT 12 KT. THIS MOTION SHOULD PUT WAVE AXIS ALONG 70W FRI AFTERNOON...75W SAT...80W SUN...85W MON WITH WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE W GULF OF HONDURAS MON NIGHT. UPPER DIFFLUENCE E OF WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE CONVECTION OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN TILL THE WAVE REACHED ALONG 70W. ELY TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 KT AND SEAS TO 9 FT OVER THE CARIBBEAN S OF 18N THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME SUN THROUGH TUE. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER NELSON