000 AGXX40 KNHC 171750 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 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 PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF. THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE SW GULF WHERE ELY WINDS 15-20 KT TONIGHT WILL DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT MON. BUOYS AND LATEST SEA STATE ANALYSIS SHOW THAT SEAS ARE IN 1-2 FT RANGE EXCEPT ACROSS THE SW ZONE WHERE BUOY 42055 IS REPORTING 4-6 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 WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE RIDGE SHIFTS TO THE E FRI AND SLY RETURN FLOW WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF FRI. SW N ATLC... A 1014 MB LOW PRES IS E OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST CENTERED NEAR 28N79W. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE WITHIN 160 NM E AND SE OF THE LOW PRES. THE LOW PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI WITH LIGHT SW WINDS N OF THE RIDGE AND 10-15 KT ELY WIND S OF THE RIDGE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT 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 WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE MON INTO TUE. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS 000 AGXX40 KNHC 171750 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2011 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF. THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE SW GULF WHERE ELY WINDS 15-20 KT TONIGHT WILL DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT MON. BUOYS AND LATEST SEA STATE ANALYSIS SHOW THAT SEAS ARE IN 1-2 FT RANGE EXCEPT ACROSS THE SW ZONE WHERE BUOY 42055 IS REPORTING 4-6 FT. THE RIDGE WILL BE REINFORCED FROM STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING SW FROM THE U.S. MID-ATLC COAST THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 27N WED WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE RIDGE SHIFTS TO THE E FRI AND SLY RETURN FLOW WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF FRI. SW N ATLC... A 1014 MB LOW PRES IS E OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST CENTERED NEAR 28N79W. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE WITHIN 160 NM E AND SE OF THE LOW PRES. THE LOW PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI WITH LIGHT SW WINDS N OF THE RIDGE AND 10-15 KT ELY WIND S OF THE RIDGE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND MON AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NE-E TRADES AND BUILDING SEAS OF UP TO 10 FT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE MON INTO TUE. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS