000 AGXX40 KNHC 041754 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE OCT 04 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... NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH THE NE-E WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE E GULF TONIGHT. THE HIGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. FURTHER STRENGTHENS INCREASING NE-E WINDS TO 20-25 KT OVER THE NE GULF AND 15-20 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BY LATE THU. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME SE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE THU. BY LATE FRI NE WINDS AT 25-30 KT N OF 28N E OF 90W AND 20 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 90W AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUN. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA NW CUBA. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE BAHAMAS WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION CONTINUES A LITTLE FURTHER E EVENTUALLY MERGING WITH TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WHICH IN TURN WILL LIFT OUT TO THE NE LATE IN THE WEEK ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL TIGHTEN WITH NE WINDS 15-20 KT...SEAS 6-7 FT...WED NIGHT OVER THE AREA N OF 27N. GRADIENT FURTHER TIGHTENS WITH 20-25 KT OVER WATERS N OF 25N AND THROUGHOUT W BAHAMAS BY LATE THU...AND 25-30 KT N OF 29N BY EARLY FRI CONTINUING THROUGH SAT THEN DECREASE SOME ON SUN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N-22N BETWEEN 55W-65W... STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. EASTERLY TRADES IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TO 10-15 KT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SAT AS WEAK PRES PATTERN DOMINATES THE REGION. ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA... .NONE. TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS