000 AGXX40 KNHC 101855 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 150 PM EST THU FEB 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. GULF OF MEXICO... GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW GULF ARE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON...BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF...TO NEAR COATZACOALCOS MEXICO IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE SURFACE LOW WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH FRI MORNING...AND THE COLD FRONT WILL SAG FURTHER TO THE AND STALL NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY EARLY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO FRI MORNING...BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT AS MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE ENERGY DIGS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI...DELIVERING REINFORCING COLD AIR AND RESURGENT HIGH PRES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS DIMINISH SUN AND MON AS THE AIRMASS MODIFIES AND THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ON TUE...AHEAD OF DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS...ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI AND STALLS BRIEFLY...BEFORE A PUSH OF COOLER AIR AND STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO NUDGES THE FRONT FURTHER INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM WESTERN CUBA TO BELIZE BY EARLY SAT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO WESTERN HONDURAS EARLY SUN. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT INTO TUE AS THE HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. SW N ATLC... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W WILL SHIFT SE AND STALL AND LARGELY DISSIPATE FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W BY EARLY FRI. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY LATE FRI AND SHIFT NE...BRINGING A NEW SHOT COLD AIR OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. THE REINFORCED FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO 23N79W BY EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS...THEN WILL BEGIN TO STALL FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. WINDS DIMINISH MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO BUILDS EAST ALONG 28N. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN