000 AGXX40 KNHC 270715 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 215 AM EST SUN FEB 27 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... HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE W ATLC THROUGH MON WITH SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING TO 15-20 KT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT REACHES THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...WEAKEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...AND DISSIPATE WED. NLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 25-30 KT IN WESTERN GULF W OF 97W MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TUE MORNING. SW N ATLC... HIGH PRES RIDGING ACROSS THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE TRADE WINDS IN SE PORTION OF THE AREA WITH SW TO W WINDS IN NW PORTION OF THE AREA AND LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION THROUGH TONIGHT. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS MON THROUGH TUE AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. LATEST GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS NW OF THE FRONT TUE THROUGH WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE AND FROM 29N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WED...THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 24N64W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS NW OF THE AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH...ALLOWING FRESH NE WINDS TO PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE AREA THU. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. HIGHEST WINDS ARE JUST NORTH OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO THIS PATTERN THROUGH MON NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH TUE THROUGH THU AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. SEAS WILL BUILD THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 13-14 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BY MON. SEAS WILL STEADILY SUBSIDE AFTER TUE...TO AROUND 4-6 FT BY THU. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL