000 AGXX40 KNHC 030634 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 245 AM EDT SUN JUL 03 2011 SW N ATLC... THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE TROPICAL WAVE MENTIONED IN THE CARIBBEAN SECTION HAS SPLIT AND WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS TO THE E OF THE TROUGH AXIS WILL FRESHEN WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT. OTHERWISE...MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS IN THE 3-5 FT RANGE E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... A TROPICAL WAVE HAS JUST MOVED INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE WAVE HAS SPLIT AS DISCUSSED ABOVE. THE WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL TAKE ON A MORE STRONGLY TILTED SW TO NE ORIENTATION AS IT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WEDNESDAY...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE THURSDAY. WITH BROAD TROUGHING EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE SW N ATLC...THE AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL BE CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. GULF OF MEXICO... A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SEAS GENERALLY 1 TO 3 FT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS OVER THE SW GULF WHERE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT PREVAIL. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TODAY...AND BY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WEEK...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WITH SEAS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 FT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY WED INTO THU AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL 000 AGXX40 KNHC 030634 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 245 AM EDT SUN JUL 03 2011 SW N ATLC... THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE TROPICAL WAVE MENTIONED IN THE CARIBBEAN SECTION HAS SPLIT AND WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS TO THE E OF THE TROUGH AXIS WILL FRESHEN WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT. OTHERWISE...MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS IN THE 3-5 FT RANGE E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... A TROPICAL WAVE HAS JUST MOVED INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE WAVE HAS SPLIT AS DISCUSSED ABOVE. THE WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL TAKE ON A MORE STRONGLY TILTED SW TO NE ORIENTATION AS IT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WEDNESDAY...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE THURSDAY. WITH BROAD TROUGHING EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE SW N ATLC...THE AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL BE CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. GULF OF MEXICO... A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SEAS GENERALLY 1 TO 3 FT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS OVER THE SW GULF WHERE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT PREVAIL. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TODAY...AND BY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WEEK...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WITH SEAS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 FT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY WED INTO THU AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL