000 AGXX40 KNHC 261812 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 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... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA MOVING TOWARD THE NW. WIND INCREASING ACROSS THE SE GULF AS ISAAC APPROACHES THE AREA WITH SEAS BUILDING. ISAAC IS FORECAST MOVE INTO THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.0N 82.7W AND NEAR 26.1N 84.8W MON AND TO 28.5N 87.6W TUE WITH WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. ISAAC WILL THEN MOVE INLAND INTO THE MISSISSIPPI COAST WITH WINDS AT 90 KT WITH GUSTS 110 KT. WINDS AND SEAS THEN SUBSIDE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCATED IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 23.9N 80.7W AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT WITH A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES AT 995 MB. ISAAC WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF AND INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM ISAAC INTO THE ATLC W OF 80W WITH WINDS 20-30 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT. STRONG SLY WINDS CONTINUE W OF AROUND 75W MON THEN DECREASE ON TUE. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. AS ISAAC MOVES WESTWARD AND RIDGING BUILDS W ACROSS THE ATLC ELY TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 10 FT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE MON. THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH MOSTLY 15-20 KT WINDS BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AND 10-15 KT WINDS ELSEWHERE. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE GULF OF MEXICO... HURRICANE WARNING...GMZ021. .TROPICAL STORM WARNING...GMZ013-GMZ021-019. CARIBBEAN SEA... .TROPICAL STORM WARNING...NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .TROPICAL STORM WARNING...AMZ117. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL