000 AGXX40 KNHC 110546 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 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 1007 MB LOW PRES IS OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A TROUGH TO TAMPA BAY TO 24N88W. CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME 15-20 KT WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI...HOWEVER THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN WEAK THROUGH THU THEN HIGH PRES STRAIGHTENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESS JUST NE OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA WILL KEEP SLY WIND 20-25 KT OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE ON WED AS THE HIGH MOVES EWD. WINDS WILL THEN BE 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN TROPICAL ATLC ZONE THU AND SPREAD W INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI..THEN DECREASE TO 15 KT SAT. 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