000 AGXX40 KNHC 161833 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 245 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2011 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. IT IS MAINTAINING RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS WITH LIGHT SW-W WINDS N OF THE RIDGE...AND LIGHT E-SE WINDS S OF THE RIDGE AS REPORTED BY SURFACE DATA AND THE 1156 UTC WINDSAT PASS. BUOYS AND LATEST SEA STATE ANALYSIS SHOW THAT SEAS ARE IN 1-3 FT RANGE EXCEPT ACROSS THE SW ZONE WHERE BUOY 42055 IS REPORTING 4-5 FT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL ENTER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS REACHING 92W BY SUN MORNING AND 94W BY MON MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. SW N ATLC... A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 28N65W NW TO A 1014 MB LOW PRES AT 29N79W. A TROUGH EXTENDS W FROM THE LOW PRES ACROSS N FLORIDA TO ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW PRES LOCATED OVER SE LOUISIANA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT COVERING MAINLY THE AREA N OF 27N. NE TO E WINDS OF 20 KT AND SEAS TO 8 FT AREA NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE LOW PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS WHILE THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT. THE LOW SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER N FLORIDA TUE THROUGH WED WHILE THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE N OF AREA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD TUE AND WED. EXPECT THE NE-E 20 KT WINDS N OF THE FRONT AND LOW TO DIMINISH TO 10-15 KT ON MON WHILE VEERING TO THE SE-S AND EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO SW LATE TUE THROUGH WED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION N OF THE RIDGE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W LOW PRES OF 1008 MB JUST E OF NE COSTA RICA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THE LOW IS EMBEDDED IN THE MONSOON TROUGH. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE LIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS THAT ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NE-E TRADES AND BUILDING SEAS OF UP TO 10 FT. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO REACH 54W/55W BY TUE MORNING. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR 000 AGXX40 KNHC 161833 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 245 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2011 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... WEAK RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. IT IS MAINTAINING RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS WITH LIGHT SW-W WINDS N OF THE RIDGE...AND LIGHT E-SE WINDS S OF THE RIDGE AS REPORTED BY SURFACE DATA AND THE 1156 UTC WINDSAT PASS. BUOYS AND LATEST SEA STATE ANALYSIS SHOW THAT SEAS ARE IN 1-3 FT RANGE EXCEPT ACROSS THE SW ZONE WHERE BUOY 42055 IS REPORTING 4-5 FT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON...THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL ENTER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS REACHING 92W BY SUN MORNING AND 94W BY MON MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. SW N ATLC... A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 28N65W NW TO A 1014 MB LOW PRES AT 29N79W. A TROUGH EXTENDS W FROM THE LOW PRES ACROSS N FLORIDA TO ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW PRES LOCATED OVER SE LOUISIANA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT COVERING MAINLY THE AREA N OF 27N. NE TO E WINDS OF 20 KT AND SEAS TO 8 FT AREA NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE LOW PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS WHILE THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT. THE LOW SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER N FLORIDA TUE THROUGH WED WHILE THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE N OF AREA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD TUE AND WED. EXPECT THE NE-E 20 KT WINDS N OF THE FRONT AND LOW TO DIMINISH TO 10-15 KT ON MON WHILE VEERING TO THE SE-S AND EVENTUALLY SHIFTING TO SW LATE TUE THROUGH WED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION N OF THE RIDGE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W LOW PRES OF 1008 MB JUST E OF NE COSTA RICA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THE LOW IS EMBEDDED IN THE MONSOON TROUGH. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE LIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS THAT ZONE THROUGH TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NE-E TRADES AND BUILDING SEAS OF UP TO 10 FT. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO REACH 54W/55W BY TUE MORNING. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR