000 AGXX40 KNHC 180557 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT MON OCT 18 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. VERY WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT FOR 15 KT ELY WINDS OVER THE FAR SE GULF MAINLY THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE WINDS IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DECREASE EARLY TUE. THE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...HOWEVER SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF THU AND TO 20 KT ON FRI. ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 23N65W TO 22N76W IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION AREA ALONG 29N/30N. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME TO THE S OF THE HIGH PRES S OF AROUND 25N TODAY AND TUE. LARGE NLY SWELLS MOVING INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 31N69W TO SE BAHAMAS THU THEN MOVE TO 31N67W TO HISPANIOLA FRI. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS WITH THE FRONT. WINDS GENERALLY 10-15 KT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TROUGH OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM 16N76W TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA NEAR 12N83W. A 1010 MB LOW IS ALONG THE TROUGH AT 13N80W. THE LOW AND THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT TO THE W WITH THE LOW NEAR 13N82W TONIGHT AND ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA NEAR 13N83W TUE THEN BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY WED AND THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS