000 AGXX40 KNHC 101841 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SW N ATLC... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS INDICATED BY THE LATEST ASCAT PASS...FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA DUE TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NW OF THE AREA...WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT. A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WED...AND PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS W OF THE FRONT...BEFORE DIMINISHING N OF 25N THU AND FRI. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH NEAR GALE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. THE TAIL END OF THE COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE GULF AND ATLC WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT...TURNING THE WINDS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN MORE NORTHERLY. A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY WED NIGHT AND BERING STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. GULF OF MEXICO... LOW PRES 1010 MB IS CENTERED NEAR 28N87W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. LATEST BUOY AND CMAN OBSERVATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF INDICATE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE NOW CONFINED N OF 25N E OF FRONT. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH WINDS DECREASING BELOW 20 KT. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...WITH WINDS POSSIBLY TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW GULF. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL