000 AGXX40 KNHC 101755 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012 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... RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 26N. A HIGH PRES CENTER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE NE GULF TUE THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED AND THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOW SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NEAR THE SE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS. BUOYS INDICATE SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 KT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF BETWEEN 89W AND 72W. MODELS INDICATE THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MON THEN DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT LATE MON AND REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH FRI. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO 25N74W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER A TROUGH WILL BREAK OFF THE THE FRONT AND DRIFT THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. MODELS INDICATE MOSTLY LIGHT ELY WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD...HOWEVER A WEAK COLD FRONT/TROUGH APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST AND WINDS SHIFT TO S-SW OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED AND THU. WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE FROM 31N78W TO N FLORIDA FRI. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OBSERVED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN AND A MODERATE BREEZE IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE HERE. THE PRES GRADIENT HAS RELAXED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 57W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. ITS PASSAGE WILL HELP KEEP UP WINDS IN ITS WAKE. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REASON TO STRAY FROM THE GFS FORECAST. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE OUTPUT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE (LOWER CASE) GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS