000 AGXX40 KNHC 130556 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1255 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... MODERATE S-SE FLOW DOMINATES THE GULF TONIGHT WITH WINDS GENERALLY IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE. A FEW ELEVATED PLATFORMS ARE REPORTING WINDS UP TO 30 KT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TODAY THEN SHIFT TO THE N-NE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT MOVES EWD QUICKLY AND EXTENDS E-W FROM TAMPA BAY-25N90W-TAMPICO BY TUE EVENING. RATHER STRONG 1000-850 THK GRAD SUPPORTS INCREASING NE WINDS TO 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NWW3 BUILDS SEAS TO 8-9 FT WHICH LOOK REASONABLE. OUTLOOK...FRONT EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO 27N97W BY LATE WED WITH MODERATE ELY FLOW CONTINUING N OF THE FRONT. FRONT LIFT N OF THE AREA THU AS A WARM FRONT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE S-SE AT 10-15 KT ALL AREAS. BACK DOOR TYPE COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NE GULF EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM SRN FLORIDA TO 26N97W BY FRI EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AT 15-20 KT. SW N ATLC... RIDGE DOMINATES THE ENTIRE SW N ATLC ZONE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH MODERATE E-SE WINDS 15-20 KT OVER AREAS S OF 23N AND SWLY FLOW PICKING UP TO 20 KT OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W BY TUE EVENING AND FROM 31N66W TO 26N80W BY SUNRISE WED. WINDS SHIFT TO THE N-NW AT 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT GIVEN DECENT LOW LEVEL THK GRAD. OUTLOOK...COLD FRONT PRESSES ON AND EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE WED WITH N-NW WINDS VEERING TO N-NE AT 15-20 KT OVER AREAS W OF 70W AND REMAINING NW 20 KT E OF 70W. NWW3 BUILDS SEAS TO 8-10 FT OVER THE FAR NE PORTIONS...THIS MAY BE SLIGHTLY UNDERDONE. WEAK HIGH PRESS SETTLES OVER THE NRN PORTION OF THE AREA THU AS THE FRONT WEAKENS ALONG 24N/25N. NEXT COLD FRONT SWEEPS INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT N OF 27N E OF FRONT AND SHIFT TO NW 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 2334 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATED 30 KT WINDS ALONG THE SWATH EDGE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. A SHIP LOCATED NEAR 14.5N77W REPORTED 30 KT WINDS CONFIRMING THE QUIKSCAT DATA. AREA OF WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESS CONTINUES OVER THE ATLC. HIGH PRESS YIELDS BY TUE NIGHT AND ALLOWS A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE WINDS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN AND 15-20 KT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. OUTLOOK...WEAK PRESS GRAD/COLD FRONT N OF THE AREA KEEPS TRADES IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE ALL AREAS WED THROUGH FRI ...WITH WINDS LOCALLY 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER COBB