000 AGXX40 KNHC 061928 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST SAT FEB 06 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W GULF OF MEXICO... COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED E OF THE AREA...AND HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN ACROSS THE GULF. LATEST ASCAT PASS AND BUOY OBS INDICATE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE REMAINS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE E GULF...WITH MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS THE W GULF. SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL SHIFT OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF THEN E OF THE AREA WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA. GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO SHIFT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TUE NIGHT. LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS...AND WILL REACH THE COAST OF S AMERICA SUN. THE SWELLS WILL ALSO SPREAD THROUGH THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. CARIBBEAN... WITH THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING FURTHER E...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO RELAX...AND TRADES HAVE CONTINUED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS WITH FRESH BREEZE W OF THE FRONT. TRADES WILL FINALLY START TO INCREASE AGAIN ON MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILD BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN NIGHT BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY WED MORNING...AND WILL STALL ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. WARNINGS... ATLC... .AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT EARLY TONIGHT... CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL