000 AGXX40 KNHC 281830 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 245 PM EDT MON MAR 28 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRES OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE COAST OF TEXAS NEAR 28N97W WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY TUE. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH LIES FROM 29N85W TO 27N90W. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IS WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THE TSTMS. NE TO E WINDS OF 15 KT ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY VEER TO THE SE AND S BY TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE WED...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI. SLY WINDS OF 20 KT CAN BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE FRONT DUE TO THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE ATLC RIDGE AND LOWER PRES ALONG THE FRONT. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY FRI INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. MARINE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS INCREASING WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT...PERHAPS 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT WITH BUILDING SEAS OF UP TO 10 FT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NE WATERS. SW N ATLC W OF 55W... A STATIONARY FRONT IS OVER THE NW WATERS GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA EARLY TUE...THEN STALL FROM 28N65W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL ALSO LIFT N AS WARM FRONT WED AND THU. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN THU AND FRI AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OF THE GEORGIA COAST BY LATE FRI. EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU AS A SERIES OF COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC. PERSISTENT FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TILL LATE IN WEEK WHEN A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ALLOWING THE PRES GRADIENT TO RELAX. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR