000 AGXX40 KNHC 281819 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 220 PM EDT THU OCT 28 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS...WITH BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATING STRONG TO NEAR GALE N TO NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND EXTEND FROM FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NE MEXICO NEAR 22N97W THIS EVENING...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N94W TO 18N94W BY FRI MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS W OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ STATE IN THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO FRI...WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NORTHERN GULF. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH TODAY AS RIDGING TO THE NORTH SHIFTS NE AWAY FROM THE AREA. FURTHER EAST...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM 12N47W TO 04N50W WITH A 1006 MB SURFACE LOW ALONG THE WAVE NEAR 07N. THE WAVE/LOW COMBO IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BY LATE FRI...REACHING 65W BY EARLY SUN. THIS FEATURE WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. THE MORNING ASCAT PASS INDICATES FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANY THE WAVE. SW N ATLC... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA LATE FRI...AND FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT. LOW PRESSURE NEAR 24N58W 1009 MB HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA...N OF 25N FRIDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 21N W OF 95W...GMZ082. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL/EC