000 AGXX40 KNHC 191754 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 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... WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE 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. THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS SUN AND WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. SW N ATLC... TROPICAL STORM BRET LOCATED NEAR 29.9N 75.9W AT 15Z 1000 MB MOVING NNE AT 7 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. BRET WILL MOVE TO 30.6N 75.1W TONIGHT. BRET WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.6N 73.9W WED THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NE TO NEAR 32.9N 72.3W WED NIGHT. THE STORM IS RATHER COMPACT AND THE RADIUS OF 12 FT SEAS IS WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. REFER TO THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY INFORMATION. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N THU-SUN 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 79W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE W OF THE AREA WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 68W/69W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND W OF THE AREA SAT. 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 WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25-30 KT S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W-81W FRI AND SAT. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND WINDS DECREASE BACK TO 15-20 KT. WARNINGS... SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W... CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS 000 AGXX40 KNHC 191754 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 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... WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE 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. THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS SUN AND WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. SW N ATLC... TROPICAL STORM BRET LOCATED NEAR 29.9N 75.9W AT 15Z 1000 MB MOVING NNE AT 7 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT. BRET WILL MOVE TO 30.6N 75.1W TONIGHT. BRET WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.6N 73.9W WED THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NE TO NEAR 32.9N 72.3W WED NIGHT. THE STORM IS RATHER COMPACT AND THE RADIUS OF 12 FT SEAS IS WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. REFER TO THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY FOR FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY INFORMATION. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 27N THU-SUN 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 79W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE W OF THE AREA WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 68W/69W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND W OF THE AREA SAT. 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 WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 25-30 KT S OF 17N BETWEEN 71W-81W FRI AND SAT. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND WINDS DECREASE BACK TO 15-20 KT. WARNINGS... SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON LATEST NHC ADVISORY GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W... CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS