000 AGXX40 KNHC 110702 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 AM EDT FRI JUN 11 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... 1018 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH A RIDGE TO THE W ALONG 29N/30N. SE RETURN FLOW OF 15-20 KT REMAINS OVER THE NW WATERS AND EASTERLY WINDS ARE AT 15-20 KT ALONG SW PERIPHERY OF THE ASSOCIATED HIGH PRES OVER THE N BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE HIGH CENTER IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SLOWLY W REACHING A POSITION OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA SAT NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUN NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL DISSIPATE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NE GULF LATE SUN NIGHT THEN E OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10-15 KT OVER THE W GULF AND 5-10 KT OVER THE N CENTRAL AND E GULF. ATLC RIDGING BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 29N/30N TUE INTO WED. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG ROUGHLY 68W IS MOVING W AT AROUND 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH TO ALONG 73W FRI NIGHT...78W SAT NIGHT...83W SUN NIGHT MOVING W OVER CENTRAL AMERICA BY MON NIGHT. UPPER DIFFLUENCE E OF THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE CONVECTION NEAR THE WAVE. EASTERLY TRADES TO 20 KT WILL EXPAND TO ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AS ATLC RIDGING N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BUILDS S. 15-20 KT EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BASIN TROUGH TUE AND INTO WED. SW N ATLC... A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 29N73W TO 25N78W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS THIS WEEKEND WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. S-SW FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR W WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WILL MOVE E PASSING THROUGH BERMUDA TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL BY TUE NIGHT. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY