000 AGXX40 KNHC 181752 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011 CORRECTED TROPICAL WAVE FORECAST FOR WAVE ALONG 54W UNDER CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC 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... TROUGH ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST CAUSING SOME SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEAS 2-3 OVER THE SW GULF AND 1-2 FT ELSEWHERE. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WED...HOWEVER THE PRES GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK. THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE E FRI AND SAT AND SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE FAR NW GULF...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. SW N ATLC... TROPICAL STORM BRET LOCATED NEAR 27.7N 77.3W AT 15Z 1001 MB MOVING NNE AT 3 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. BRET WILL MOVE TO 29.2N 76.4W TUE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUST TO 65W. BRET WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.4N 74.0W WED THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NE TO NEAR 33.5N 70.0W THU. THE STORM IS RATHER COMPACT HOWEVER AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TO THE NE THE RADIUS OF 12 FT SEAS INCREASE FURTHER BEYOND THE CIRCULATION CENTER. REFER TO THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY INFORMATION. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N THU-SAT WITH LIGHT S-SW WINDS N OF THE RIDGE AXIS AND 15-20 KT ELY WINDS S OF THE RIDGE AXIS. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 75W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE AND TUE NIGHT THEN W OF THE AREA WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 59N WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. TRADES INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AS HIGHER PRES BUILDS OVER THE ATLC COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WINDS INCREASE TO 25-30 KT S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W-81W FRI AND SAT. WARNINGS... SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W... CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS 000 AGXX40 KNHC 181752 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011 CORRECTED TROPICAL WAVE FORECAST FOR WAVE ALONG 54W UNDER CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC 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... TROUGH ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST CAUSING SOME SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEAS 2-3 OVER THE SW GULF AND 1-2 FT ELSEWHERE. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WED...HOWEVER THE PRES GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK. THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE E FRI AND SAT AND SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE FAR NW GULF...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. SW N ATLC... TROPICAL STORM BRET LOCATED NEAR 27.7N 77.3W AT 15Z 1001 MB MOVING NNE AT 3 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. BRET WILL MOVE TO 29.2N 76.4W TUE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 55 KT GUST TO 65W. BRET WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.4N 74.0W WED THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NE TO NEAR 33.5N 70.0W THU. THE STORM IS RATHER COMPACT HOWEVER AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TO THE NE THE RADIUS OF 12 FT SEAS INCREASE FURTHER BEYOND THE CIRCULATION CENTER. REFER TO THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY INFORMATION. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N THU-SAT WITH LIGHT S-SW WINDS N OF THE RIDGE AXIS AND 15-20 KT ELY WINDS S OF THE RIDGE AXIS. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 75W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE AND TUE NIGHT THEN W OF THE AREA WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 59N WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. TRADES INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AS HIGHER PRES BUILDS OVER THE ATLC COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WINDS INCREASE TO 25-30 KT S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W-81W FRI AND SAT. WARNINGS... SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W... CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS