000 AGXX40 KNHC 251838 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST FRI FEB 25 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... COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NE GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE W ATLC SUN WITH SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING TO 15-20 KT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. NLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT MON THEN DECREASE TUE AND WED. SW N ATLC... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE TRADE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. S WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AAFTERNOON THEN SHIFT SW AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS MON THROUGH TUE AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE AND DISSIPATING FROM 29N65W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WED. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. ASCAT PASS AT 0255 UTC SHOWED AREA OF 25 -30 KT WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO THIS PATTERN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE PERSISTENT TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SEAS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 12-13 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN AND MON. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS