000 AGXX40 KNHC 071857 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 157 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...AND THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. ...GULF OF MEXICO... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO 22N94W. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COAST S OF GALVISTON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...AND SUSTAINED GALES OVER SECTIONS OF THE OF SW GULF THU. WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA FRI...EXCEPT NLY WINDS 20-25 KT NW OF A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT LEAVING A TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF. THIS WILL LIFT N AS WELL THROUGH LATE SAT...AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLEND USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH GALES OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE FORCE LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...HOWEVER STRONG ELY WILL CONTINUE ACROS THE S CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE THU...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS THROUGH SAT. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT NW OF THE FRONT THU THEN DECREASE TO 20 KT OR LESS FRI. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLEND USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA AND FROM NEAR 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW TO N WINDS. WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 30N W OF FRONT THU...THEN DECREASE FRI. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... GALE WARNING TONIGHT. .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... GALE WARNING TONIGHT. .GMZ015...NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W... GALE WARNING TONIGHT. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO THU. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING THU. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE WARNING TODAY. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE WARNING TONIGHT. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE WARNING THU. $$ *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.