000 AGXX40 KNHC 080754 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EDT MON OCT 8 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... STATIONARY FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NELY BREEZE N OF FRONT DIMINISH TO A GENTLE BREEZE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE THEN BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH FRI. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS 2-4 FT N OF 27N. LOW PRES CENTER 1010 MB NEAR 23N73W MOVE W-NW ACROSS SE BAHAMAS AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH BY MON NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NE-E BREEZE WITH SEAS 5-6 FT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND 1-2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... LOW PRES OVER ATLC AT 23N73W HAS WEAKENED PRES GRADIENT ACROSS BASIN WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE E BREEZE. ATLC RIDGE STRENGTHENS TUE AS LOW PRES MOVES W AND WEAKENS PROMPTING INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS E OF 74W TUE AND WED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W MOVING W AT 15 KT MOVE INLAND MON NIGHT. 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 WALLY BARNES