000 AGXX40 KNHC 241759 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... TROPICAL STORM DEBBY CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR 28.0N86.2W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AR 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT MOVING NE AT 5 KT...WITH PRES AT 994 MB. DEBBY IS FORECAST TO DRIFT W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WITH TRPICAL STORM DEBBY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 60 KT GUST TO 70 KT NEAR 28.7N87.0W TUE. DEBBY IS FORCAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 29.0N 88.4W ON WED...AND MOVE INLAND THU. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... MAINLY LIGHT WINDS DOMINATE THE AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WEAK ATLC RIDGE. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN DEBBY AND THE ATLC RIDGE WILL RESULT IN SE TO S WINDS 20 KT WITH ISOLATED SPOTS TO 25 KT ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA UP FLORIDA COAST AND THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND MON. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... WEAK ATLC RIDGE IS NOTED N OF THE AREA WITH FRESH TRADE WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WHILE FRESH SE TO S WIND FLOW IS OBSERVED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WITH SEAS OF 8-9 FT ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND INTO THE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU WITH A MODEST INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS BEHIND THE WAVE. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE OUTPUT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE (LOWER CASE) GULF OF MEXICO... .TROPICAL STORM WARNING GMZ013-GMZ15-GMZ19. CARIBBEAN SEA... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS