000 AGXX40 KNHC 271752 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON AUG 27 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 IN THE EASTERN GULF NEAR 26.1N 85.3W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65W MOVING NW 12 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES OF 988W. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NW AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.1N 86.8W THIS EVENING AND NEAR 28.3N 88.4W TUE AND NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI NEAR 29.3N 89.6W TUE EVENING WITH WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. ISAAC WILL THEN MOVE INLAND INTO LOUISIANA COAST WED. 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 EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 26.1N 85.3W AT 1500 UTC. THE FLOW AROUND ISAAC IS STILL PRODUCING STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN ATLC...THESE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE EARLY TUE AS ISAAC MOVE FURTHER TO THE W. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA EXCEPT FOR 15-20 KT WINDS AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE GENERALLY S OF 22N. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE ATLC AND ELY TRADES ARE INCREASING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 10 FT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. 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. A LOW PRES MAY MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT. THE GFS IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WHILE THE EUROPEAN IS VERY WEAK WITH THIS SYSTEM. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE GULF OF MEXICO... .HURRICANE WARNING...GMZ013-015. .TROPICAL STORM WARNING...GMZ019-GMZ021. CARIBBEAN SEA... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS