000 AGXX40 KNHC 271739 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 139 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 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: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WINDS. TAFB NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE GULF WATERS FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ALONG THE RIDGE AXIS WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN GULF. SEAS ARE IN THE 1-3 FT RANGE OVER THE GULF WATERS...EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SW WATERS WHERE SEAS ARE IN THE 3-5 FT RANGE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH NIGHT OVER THE YUCATAN AND DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE SW GULF WATERS AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SW GULF LATE EACH MORNING. A LOCALLY TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROUGH WILL GENERATE FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS OFF THE NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN EACH NIGHT. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WINDS. TAFB NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY... AND CMAN DATA DEPICT STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS.MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-12 FT RANGE OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...8-10 FT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...5-7 FT OVER THE E CARIBBEAN...4-6 FT OVER THE W CARIBBEAN...AND 6-8 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AND WINDS WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WINDS. TAFB NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR 27N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY... AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ALONG THE RIDGE AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 5-6 FT OVER THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WATERS...4-5 FT OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS...AND 1-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA AND THE ATLC APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO EARLY EVENING. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO MON. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT INTO TUE NIGHT. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.