000 AGXX40 KNHC 030601 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED OCT 3 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... WEAKENING STATIONARY EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO IS WEAK AND WINDS ARE 10 KT OR LESS ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR EASTERN GULF WHERE WINDS ARE 10-15 KT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ON THU. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF WEEK. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT N OF 27N W OF THE FRONT. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N COMBINED WITH STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO HAS TIGHTENED THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WITH SLY WINDS 15-20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF AREA TONIGHT AND THU. ELY WINDS OF 15-20 KT WILL CONTINUE ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE AFFECTING MAINLY THE AREA S OF 22N THROUGH THU. THE HIGH IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN FRI AND WINDS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SUN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES NE OF AREA MAINTAINS E TRADES IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS TO 10 FT. OTHERWISE ELY WINDS OF 10-15 KT ARE NOTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN. WIND WILL DECREASE SOME ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY THU AS HIGH PRES MOVES WWD AND SLIGHTLY WEAKENS. EXPECT WINDS OF 20 KT OR LESS FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR