000 AGXX40 KNHC 060608 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH PRES GRADIENT TIGHT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE N TO NE WINDS 15-20 KT ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF WITH 10-15 KT WINDS OVER THE WESTERN HALF. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN LATER TODAY AND THE 20 KT WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA. WEAK HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF FRI AND INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DRIFT TO 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. N TO NE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT W OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA THU. LOW PRESSURE N OF PUERTO RICO NEAR 21N66W IS PRODUCING A LARGE BAND OF CLOUDINESS AND TSTMS TO THE N AND E OF THE LOW. THE LOW IS PRODUCING 20-30 KT WINDS AND COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW WILL DRIFT TO THE NE THROUGH EARLY THU THEN MOVE NE THU NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG NLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRI THEN DECREASE SAT AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER E. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. STRONG NLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN N OF AROUND 12N W OF 81W. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE FRI INTO SAT. SLY WINDS TO 20 KT IN THE NE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATLC LOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE FRI AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE NE. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER LOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. 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