000 AGXX40 KNHC 170632 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA THROUGH MON...THEN WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA TUE. A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE WITH SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE W CARIBBEAN GENERALLY N OF 25N W OF 95W. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY JUST E OF JAMAICA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR E GULF SAT NIGHT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS WESTWARD PROGRESS...REACHING THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. AN INCREASE IN WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. SW N ATLC... WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N60W TO 26N69W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG 27N. SW WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT. THE FRESH WINDS WILL EXTEND OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WEAK FRONT TO THE N. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... A TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...REACHING THE FAR W CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...THEN MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT...THE E CARIBBEAN SUN...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MONDAY...AND THE W CARIBBEAN LATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WAVES AS THEY PROPAGATE ACROSS THE AREA. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL