000 AGXX40 KNHC 101733 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EDT THU APR 10 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... SE WINDS A LITTLE HIGHER THAT EXPECTED AT SUNRISE THIS MORNING WITH 1130Z QSCAT PASS PAINTING MOST OF W GULF WITH 25 KT AND A COUPLE OF 30 KT FLAGS. THEREFORE MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO FIRST 24 HOUR FORECAST. THEREAFTER WINDS DIMINISH SOMEWHAT FRI MORNING WITH NEXT COLD FRONT OFF THE TX COAST AROUND 18Z FRI. EXPECT WINDS TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO N-NE AND INCREASE TO 20-25 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT FURTHER INCREASING TO 25-30 KT OVER WATERS W OF 94W SAT NIGHT. MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH BRIEF MINIMAL N 35 KT GALE SUN IN A LARGE AREA OF 30 KT WINDS...NOTE EXPECTED GALE CONDITIONS POSTED PREVIOUS PACKAGE. NWW3 BUILDS SEAS TO 14 FT BUT EXPECT A FEW FT HIGHER. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY SUN NIGHT AND MON W OF 90W BUT REMAIN NW 20-25 KT FAR E PORTIONS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SW N ATLC... BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH OVER SE WATERS EXPECTED TO MEANDER AND GRADUALLY DISSOLVE THROUGH SAT OVER WATERS W OF 65W...THEN LOSE IDENTITY SAT NIGHT BETWEEN 65W AND 55W. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF TROUGH WITH THE SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER NW WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. MODEL RUNS DOWNPLAYING STRENGTH OF THIS S-SW RETURN FLOW EACH RUN. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GA COAST AROUND 00Z SUN AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE SUN AND FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA BY LATE MON. STRONG CAA BEHIND THE FRONT USHERS IN NW WINDS OF 20-25 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING 8-12 FT. SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20-30 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT PRESSES AGAINST THE RIDGE. CRUISERS TO/FROM BAHAMAS CAUTIONED TO EXPECT VARIABLE 10 KT AND NE-E SWELLS 4 TO 7 FT IN AREAS EXPOSED TO OPEN ATLC...AND 2 FT IN PROTECTED WATERS W OF BAHAMAS FROM FRI THROUGH SUN MORNING...THEN A QUICK 15-20 KT SHIFT TO NW SUN AFTERNOON OVER THE NW BAHAMAS WITH CONDITIONS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT SUN NIGHT AND SPREADING SE INTO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON. NW-N WINDS IN 15-20 KT RANGE THROUGHOUT BAHAMIAN CHAIN THROUGH WED. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC... BRISK TRADES OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT ENTERS YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON...EXTENDING FROM SE CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE MON. EXPECT NLY WINDS TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND SEAS TO 9 FT IN AND DOWNSTREAM YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT AND MON. OTHERWISE 10-15 KT TRADES THROUGH SAT EXCEPT INCREASING S OF 15N 15-20 KT TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ082...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN. FORECASTER NELSON