000 AGXX40 KNHC 100714 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 AM EDT FRI AUG 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... ERNESTO HAS MOVED INLAND AND IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY ERNESTO NEAR 10 FT OVER THE SW GULF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WILL ALSO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WITH A RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... HIGH PRES CENTER 1023 MB OVER CENTRAL ATLC E OF BERMUDA HAS RIDGE EXTEND W-SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT FOR 15-20 KT WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA MOSTLY S OF 22N WITH SEAS 4-6 FT IN THIS AREA. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA SAT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 NM E OF THE WAVE. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE AS A TROPICAL STORM SAT. THE TROPICAL STORM IS THEN EXPECTED TO ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. THE LATEST NHC FORECAST KEEPS WINDS IN THE 45 KT RANGE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE CARIBBEAN SEA... .TROPICAL STORM WARNING AMZ037. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS