000 AGXX40 KNHC 111804 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON JUN 11 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... SE WINDS TO 20 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT TONIGHT. OTHERWISE RIDGE ALONG 26N. HIGH PRES CENTER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE NE GULF TUE THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED AND THU AND DISSIPATE FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES NE OF THE AREA. MODELS INDICATE WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THEN 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO 23N73W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER A TROUGH WILL BREAK OFF THE THE FRONT AND DRIFT THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THROUGH WED THEN DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA AND MODELS INDICATE MOSTLY LIGHT ELY WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD...HOWEVER A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST AND WINDS SHIFT TO S-SW OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED AND THU. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE FAR N PORTION FRI AND SAT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NE BEHIND THE FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... FRESH TO STRONG ELY 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 PRES GRADIENT RELAXES SOME AND WINDS DECREASE TO 15-20 KT S OF AROUND 18N E OF 82W ON WED AND THU. WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 20-25 KT FRI AS TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG WINDWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND TUE AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. 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