000 AGXX40 KNHC 100551 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH LIGHT WINDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF LATER TODAY AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SAT. OTHERWISE THE PATTERN REMAINS WEAK WITH LIGHT WINDS THROUGH TUE. RIDGE ACROSS THE ATLC ALONG 27N/28N WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST S OF BERMUDA OVER THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE NW AND DISSIPATE MON. SLIGHT INCREASE IN SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AROUND 15 KT OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGH TUE. THE REMNANT TROUGH OF WHAT WAS GASTON IS MOVING FROM EASTERN CUBA THROUGH S OF JAMAICA. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY SAT THEN INLAND OVER CENTRAL AMERICA LATE SAT. A 1009 MB LOW PRES IS OVER THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN NEAR 12N61W. THE LOW WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WNW AND COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGOR WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE AND APPROACH THE FAR E TROPICAL ATLC ZONE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WARNINGS... SW N ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS