000 AGXX40 KNHC 110524 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 124 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2014 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...AND THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. ...GULF OF MEXICO... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. A WEAK PRES PATTERN PERSISTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS UNDER PERSISTENT WEAK RIDGING. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND WILL ENTER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE W CENTRAL GULF BETWEEN THE WAVE AND RIDGING N OF THE AREA. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND FRI...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. OTHERWISE WINDS 15 KT OR LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. A RIDGE WITH AXIS ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 27N76W IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHERN FLORIDA COAST THIS EVENING AND MOVE INLAND BY FRI MORNING. SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS LOW PRES COULD BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS. WITH WEAK PRES PATTERN IN SET EXPECT MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.