000 AGXX40 KNHC 171738 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 138 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2015 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: FOR WINDS 12Z GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. FOR WAVE PARAMETERS 12Z TAFB-NWPS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. BUOYS OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS INDICATED SEAS TO 8 FT THIS MORNING LIKELY IN LINGERING SE SWELL LEFTOVER IN THE AFTERMATH OF T.S. BILL FROM YESTERDAY. SE WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KT ARE NOTED MOSTLY WITH THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE NW GULF CURRENTLY WITH 5 TO 7 FT SEAS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ALONG THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST AS WELL. ELSEWHERE GENERALLY LIGHT TO GENTLE E TO SE WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE GULF...EXCEPT FOR NEAR CALM CONDITIONS IN THE NE GULF UNDER HIGH PRES CENTERED IN THE AREA. THE HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE NW GULF TO 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE TODAY WITH SEAS SUBSIDING ACCORDINGLY TO 3 TO 5 FT. THE ONLY ISSUE WILL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL TROUGH OVER THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FRESH TO BRIEFLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS FOLLOWING TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: FOR WINDS 12Z GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. FOR WAVE PARAMETERS 00Z MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STRONG ATLC RIDGE TO THE N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A SERIES OF TROPICAL WAVES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO MAINTAIN STRONG TRADE WIND FLOW ACROSS MAINLY THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A RATHER LARGE AREA OF SOLID 30 KT WINDS NW OF NORTHERN COLOMBIA MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ZONE AMZ031 NW OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE SEAS WILL BUILD TO UP TO 14 FT DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS. MEANWHILE EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PULSE TO 20-25 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS THE NEXT FEW DAYS MAINLY BETWEEN 00-12Z. PERSISTENT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG WITH EAST SWELL WILL KEEP SEAS APPROACHING 8 FT S OF 15N THROUGH LATE THU...SUBSIDING THEREAFTER. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 15N AGAIN BY SUN AS THE ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING TROPICAL WAVE. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: FOR WINDS 12Z GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. FOR WAVE PARAMETERS 12Z MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. ATLC RIDGING REMAINS ESTABLISHED ALONG ROUGHLY 28N WHICH IS MAINTAINING MAINLY LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES FROM 26N TO 31N...AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FARTHER SOUTH...STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL PASS EASTWARD N OF 29N THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH LITTLE IMPACT OTHER THAN BRIEF WIND SHIFTS BEHIND THE BOUNDARIES. OTHERWISE THE FORECAST WILL MAINTAIN GOOD CONSISTENCY WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE AS LITTLE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BASIN INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO FRI. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.