MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EDT THU OCT 07 2004
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.
LOW PRES...1011 MB...HAS DEVELOPED IN THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR
21N96W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE N AND SHOULD BE INTO
THE NW GULF BY FRI THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E TO JUST S OF THE MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI BY MON. THE LOW COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE
ALONG THE E COAST OF THE U.S. WILL PRODUCE ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT
FOR 20 TO 25 KT WINDS ACROSS THE NE HALF OF THE GULF TODAY AND
TONIGHT. IN FACT BUOYS IN THE N GULF ARE ALREADY SHOWING WINDS
20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT RANGE.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42001
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU OCT 7 2004
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR
DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NEARING THE LESSER ANTILLES IS PRODUCING
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS THAT EXTEND NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE HIGHLY
UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
FORECASTER AVILA