000 AGXX40 KNHC 110626 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 AM EDT MON MAR 11 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... A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOUISIANA COAST TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. LATEST SCATTEROMETER ALONG WITH SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS PREVAIL WITH SEAS TO 9 FT. FRESH SE WINDS PREVAIL N OF 22N E OF THE FRONT WITH SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS COVERING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS WILL RAMP UP TO GALE FORCE W OF THE FRONT S OF 26N AND W OF 94W DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND SHIFT SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT HELPING TO PRODUCE A TIGHT GRADIENT TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE SE PART OF THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE FAR NE PART OF THE AREA WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE REGION...EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS WITH SEAS RANGING FROM 11 TO 20 FT WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS IN THE REGION OF STRONGEST WINDS. WHILE SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE...SEAS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN ABOVE 8 FT THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SEAS WILL FINALLY START TO SUBSIDE BELOW 8 FT FRI OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES JUST OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SLIDE N OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE BRINGING MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC BREEZE ACROSS THE BASIN. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE OVER THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TUE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY WED...FROM BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY THU...AND FROM 31N55W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FRI. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... LATEST SCATTEROMETER ALONG WITH SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE STRONG TO NEAR GALE TRADEWINDS PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS S OF 20N WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE 8-9 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 4-7 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL PREVAILS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WITH SEAS 8-11 FT. THE LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY WED...THEN STALL FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GALE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 94W...GMZ017 AND GMZ023. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL