000 AGXX40 KNHC 251921 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N88W TO 1018 MB LOW PRES 27N95W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N94W. FUNNELING WINDS BEHIND STATIONARY FRONT STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT GALE FORCE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT. LOW PRES STARTS MOVING NE DRAGGING COLD FRONT THROUGH MIDDLE AND EAST GULF ZONES WITH STRONG BREEZE N OF 25N. FRONT MOVES E AND REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE AND OUT OF BASIN TUE NIGHT. BROAD HIGH PRES CENTER TAKES OVER SE STATES AND GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO 29N80W. SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF BASIN TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON AND FROM 24N65W TO SE BAHAMAS MON. FRONT MOVES E OF AREA MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO FAR NW PART OF AREA TUE AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR GALE N OF 30N AHEAD OF FRONT WED. FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY E AND DISSIPATES THU AND WINDS DIMINISH ACROSS ENTIRE AREA. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... STEEP PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA MAINTAIN NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 15N FROM 70W-82W. WIND AND SEAS START SUBSIDING LATE MON WHEN PRES GRADIENT RELAXES AS SEVERAL COLD FRONTS CROSS INTO SW N ATLC N OF AREA. LARGE NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS REMAIN THOROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GALE WARNING...GMZ082 S OF 25N W OF 95W TODAY. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE . .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES