000 AGXX40 KNHC 300752 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EDT WED MAR 30 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... VERY ACTIVE WARM FRONT EXTEND FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 29N92W MOVE N INLAND EARLY TODAY. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF WATERS EARLY TODAY BUT IS QUICKLY REINFORCED BY VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AS IT CROSSES CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. MODERATE TO FRESH SW BREEZE INCREASE AHEAD OF FRONT TO A STRONG BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON. GFS MOVES FRONT OUT OF BASIN LATE THU NIGHT WITH WEAK HIGH PRES 1014 MB SETTLING OVER ERN GULF BUT STRENGTHENS TO 1021 MB HIGH PRES RIGHT OFF N FLORIDA COAST BY SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES TAKES OVER REGION. CARIBBEAN AND TROP N ATLC W OF 55W... CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES FORCES STRONG SE BREEZE ACROSS NW ZONE AND FRESH E TO SE WINDS ELSEWHERE OVER CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE IT REMAINS STRONG WITH 9 FT SEAS PREVAILING. WINDS DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN GULF AND BECOMES DIFFUSE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PERSIST FROM TROP N ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS N OF AREA. SW N ATLC... LOW PRES 1010 MB PRESENTLY AT 29N92W MOVES NE JUST OFF MID ATLC SEABOARD DRAGGING REINFORCED COLD FRONT ACROSS N FLORIDA THU. VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE DEEPENS LOW PRES SIGNIFICANTLY AND IF IT TAKES ANY DEVIATION RIGHT OF TRACK...WE MAY GET NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 30N THU NIGHT/EARLY FRI. EVEN IF IT REMAINS ON TRACK SW N ATLC LIKELY TO GET 30 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS N OF 29N. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE FORCES COLD FRONT TO REMAIN N OF 22N BUT SWELL UP TO 10 FT MAY REACH AS FAR AS 15N. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW CORNER AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES