000 AGXX40 KNHC 190554 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 154 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 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: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. FOR WAVE PARAMETERS MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRES 1018 MB IS LOCATED IN THE NE GULF NEAR 28N84W WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING TO THE W TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WHICH WILL SUPPORT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND SEAS 2 FT OR LESS IN THE NE GULF...MODERATE E WINDS IN THE SE GULF AND 2-4 FT SEAS...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE-S WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF WITH 3-6 FT SEAS. MEANWHILE DIURNAL TROUGHING WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN EACH EVENING...PUSHING TO THE W AND OFFSHORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A BRIEF SURGE OF FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH NEAR AND ALONG THE NW PORTION OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. FOR WAVES MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TO GALE FORCE TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 82W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 70W WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN AND MOVE THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED OFFICIAL FORECAST. FOR WAVES MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. ATLC RIDGING REMAINS ESTABLISHED FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE BASIN ANCHORED BY 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N76W. THIS RIDGING IS MAINTAINING PRIMARILY LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES FROM 26N TO 31N... AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS S OF 26N...STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA AND THE APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY INTO SAT. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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.