000 AGXX40 KNHC 040740 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 340 AM EDT SAT APR 04 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN WEST OF 70W... A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST/NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA BY 36 HOURS...COVER THE AREA WEST OF 90W BY 48 HOURS...AND IT JUST WILL HAVE FINISHED MOVING THROUGH THE AREA COMPLETELY STARTING AT 72 HOURS. POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT...FROM FLORIDA TO THE CAROLINAS...AND POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. SEA HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 13 FT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AREA. MOSTLY 6 FT TO 9 FT SEA HEIGHTS WILL BE ELSEWHERE NORTH OF THE FRONT BY 72 HOURS. THE SEA HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 9 FT TO 15 FT NORTH OF 30N WEST OF 70W BY 72 HOURS WITH THE COLD FRONT. THE REST OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN EAST OF 70W... SEA HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 FT TO 7 FT SOUTH OF 20N EAST OF 60W. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 KT TO 20 KT SOUTH OF 16N EAST OF 60W. THE CARIBBEAN SEA... NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS RANGING FROM 20 KT TO 25 KTS...AND SEA HEIGHTS RANGING FROM 6 FT TO 8 FT...WILL OCCUR FROM 36 HOURS TO 48 HOURS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 KT TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLOMBIA COAST FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.