000 AGXX40 KNHC 250550 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20N95W. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON AND E OF THE AREA TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN GULF TUE AND MOVE RAPIDLY E OF THE AREA WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND MOVES E THU. A 1020 MB HIGH PRES IN THE ATLC IS CENTERED NEAR 29N72W. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON NIGHT AND WEAKEN FROM 31N72W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA THU...WITH A VERY LIGHT PRES PATTERN AND WINDS 5-10 KT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. TRADES 20-25 KT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON THEN DECREASE SOME ON TUE AS THE ATLC HIGH PRES MOVES E IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL ONCE AGAIN PICK UP TO AROUND 25 KT BY THU WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS