000 AGXX40 KNHC 071831 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EST MON JAN 07 2013 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... STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE E ON FRI. SLY RETURN FLOW WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ON SAT. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL BRIEFLY BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WED THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP EASTERN WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. ELY WINDS INCREASE 20-25 KT S OF 24N TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILD 8-10 FT S OF 24N E OF 78W WED. THE WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO 15-20 KT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. OTHERWISE GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR COLOMBIA PRIMARILY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WHILE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ENOUGH FOR GALE FORCE WINDS TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI THE BELOW GALE FORCE ON SAT. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .GALE WARNING...AMZ031. SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS