000 AGXX40 KNHC 060725 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 325 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... ...GULF OF MEXICO... MODEL PREFERENCE: GLOBAL MODEL BLEND FOR WINDS. LOCAL NWPS FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT FRESH BREEZE CONDITIONS OR WEAKER FOR MOST OF THE GULF. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE WESTWARD OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE SW GULF EACH EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING EACH MORNING. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH WILL REACH UP TO STRONG BREEZE CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 8 FT THROUGH SUN. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GLOBAL MODEL BLEND FOR WINDS. LOCAL NWPS FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 72W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU. THIS WAVE WILL ENHANCE THE TRADE WIND FLOW AND BRING WINDS TO NEAR GALE NORTH OF COLOMBIA. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE STRONGEST LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY MORNING DUE TO THE DIURNAL PULSING OF THE COLOMBIA LOW. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA SUN EVENING. IF GALE CONDITIONS DO OCCUR IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...THE SEAS WOULD REMAIN BELOW 8 FT DUE TO THE SHORT FETCH IN THE GULF. CURRENTLY...SEAS ARE 8-9 FT OVER THE SW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THESE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO GROW SLIGHTLY ON THU WITH LARGEST CONDITIONS OF 13-14 FT NORTHWEST OF COLOMBIA BEFORE DIMINISHING BACK TO 8-10 FT THROUGH SUN. SEAS OF 8-9 FT ARE OCCURRING IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF WIND WAVES AND SWELL OUT OF THE EAST. THESE SEAS SHOULD DROP BELOW 8 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GLOBAL MODEL BLEND FOR WINDS. LOCAL NWPS FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STRONG RIDGE ROUGHLY ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. FRESH WINDS BETWEEN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL PULSE TO STRONG EACH LATE AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE EVENING THROUGH SUN. SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 8 FT THROUGH SUN OVER THE AREA. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS II COLLABORATION CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ033...CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.