000 AGXX40 KNHC 131819 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 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... A 1019 MB HIGH PRES IS LOCATED IN THE N CENTRAL GULF NEAR 28N90W AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND FAIRLY CALM SEAS. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVE INTO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED NIGHT APPROACHING E CENTRAL MEXICO BY THE END OF THE WEEK. EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN LESS THAN 20 KT EVEN AS THIS WAVE SLOWLY PASSES BY. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... TROPICAL STORM MARIA IS NW OF THE AREA NEAR 22.3N 68.3W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW AT 4 KT WITH NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W. TROPICAL WAVE HAS SLOWED DOWN IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN AND IS ALONG THE E COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE WAVE WILL SLOWLY MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN PREVAILS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND MAINLY CALM SEAS. THIS WILL CHANGE AS ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 58W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN AND ACROSS PUERTO RICO WED NIGHT THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI THEN W CARIBBEAN SAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN. ELY WINS INCREASE TO 20 IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20-25 KT AND SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT FRI. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT SUN. SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... TROPICAL STORM MARIA IS IN THE FAR SE PORTION NEAR 22.1N 68.0W 1006 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ARE S OF 22N E OF 68W. MARIA WILL MOVE TO 23.6N 68.4W TONIGHT...26.1N 68.8W WED...29.2N 68.5W WED NIGHT AND N OF THE AREA THU. LARGE SWELLS WILL LINGER OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THU SUBSIDING TO LESS THEN 8 FT BY FRI MORNING. SEE WTNT24 KNHC/TCMAT4 FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON MARIA. OTHERWISE...A TROUGH WILL LINGER ACROSS THE E PORTION OF THE AREA ON THU AND FRI IN THE WAKE OF MARIA...MOVING W TOWARD THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND W PORTION SAT. A COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE FRI REACHING TO JUST N OF CAPE CANAVERAL LATE SAT WITH A SURGE OF NE 20 KT WINDS AND SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N E OF 70W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS