000 AGXX40 KNHC 051933 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W GULF OF MEXICO... COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO SHIFT OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF...AND CURRENT TIMING HAS IT SHIFTING E OF THE GULF WED AFTERNOON. SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W... STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS OVER THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SE TO S RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED ALONG THE W PART OF THE SW N ATLANTIC...WITH THE LATEST ASCAT PASS INDICATING NEAR GALE WINDS N OF 28N E OF 78W. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE E AND SHIFT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT AS THE FRONT SHIFTS ACROSS THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. CARIBBEAN... WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SW N ATLANTIC SHIFTING E...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN HAS BEGUN TO RELAX...AND IN RESPONSE...WINDS HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH. LATEST ASCAT PASS INDICATES WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY THIS EVENING...AND SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER THE FAR W CARIBBEAN HAS INCREASED TO 20 TO 25 KT AS INDICATED BY LATEST ASCAT PASS. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE STALLING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA. THE FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. TRADES WILL START TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR W PART OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON...BUT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO STALL JUST E OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WARNINGS... ATLC... .AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT TONIGHT AND SAT... CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL