000 AGXX40 KNHC 162052 CCA MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND NEARLY FLAT SEAS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SLY WINDS 10-15 KT WITH SEAS 3-4 FT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF GENERALLY N OF 25N W OF 95W ON FRI...WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 6 FT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SW N ATLC... WEAKENING COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 30N65W TO 28N74W. A FEW SHOWERS ARE E OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. SW WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KT ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT. THE SW WINDS INCREASE FURTHER TO 15-20 KT BY EARLY NEXT WEAK AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WEAK FRONT TO THE N. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR HONDURAS WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI. CENTRAL TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING W 10-15 KT. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT AND SEAS BUILD TO 8-11 FT E OF THE WAVE TO 69W TONIGHT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 77W FRI AND TO 85W SAT THEN INTO CENTRAL MERCIA OVER SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WAVE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LARGE ISLANDS. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC SAT THEN IN THE E CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS