000 AGXX40 KNHC 141842 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST MON FEB 14 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... A 1027 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF NEAR 28N88W WILL MEANDER OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT THEN WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA WITH RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 25N AROUND THE HIGH PRES CENTER THROUGH EARLY TUE...THEN INCREASE IN THE SLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TO 15-20 KT W OF AROUND 94W/95W.. SEAS WILL BUILD TO ABOUT 7 FT IN THIS AREA THU INTO FRI. SW N ATLC W OF 55W... COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY TUE AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND BE E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH ELY WINDS 20 KT OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA E OF AROUND 70W THROUGH WED. AS THE HIGH DRIFTS S WINDS ARE WILL BE CONFINED TO S OF AROUND 25N/26N THU AND FRI...THEN BECOME LIGHT SAT. LARGE SWELLS E OF 70W SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC... DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. NLY WINDS OF 20 KT WITH ISOLATED SPOTS OF 25 KT ARE NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. NE-E WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT ARE BLOWING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN EXCEPT LOCALLY ENHANCED TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO NE-E 15-20 KT TUE AND TUE NIGHT...AND 10-15 KT FROM LATE WED THROUGH SAT. FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WITH SEAS OF 8-13 FT IN NE SWELL. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS