000 AGXX40 KNHC 261803 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 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 REMAINS OVER THE NE CORNER OF THE GULF NEAR 29.3N 83.6W AT 26/1800 UTC WITH MAX SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE CENTER MOVES OVER LAND. THE STORM IS DRIFTING SLOWLY EASTWARD DUE TO THE WEAK STEERING FLOW...DEBBY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR THROUGH WED BEFORE IT MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS N FLORIDA WED NIGHT. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF REGION IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A WEAK PRES PATTERN WITH LIGHT NLY WINDS. EXPECT DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS DEBBY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS E OF THE BAHAMAS. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN T.S. DEBBY AND THE ATLC RIDGE IS RESULTING IN SE TO S WINDS 20 KT WITH ISOLATED SPOTS TO 25 KT ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA...THE EAST FLORIDA COAST AND THE NW BAHAMAS. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST TO PERSIST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AFTER MOVING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...DEBBY IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SW N ATLC THU. SOME MODEST INCREASE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF THE GULFSTREAM THU. THE OFFICIAL NHC INTENSITY FORECAST HAS DEBBY REGAINED MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM STATUS BY FRI AND SAT THEN N OF THE AREA SUN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN...WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER WINDS ALONG THE N COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES RIDGE REMAINS ACROSS W ATLC ALONG 25N. A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WAVE WILL REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU AND IN THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE OUTPUT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE (LOWER CASE) GULF OF MEXICO... .TROPICAL STORM WARNING GMZ15. CARIBBEAN SEA... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS