000 AGXX40 KNHC 131822 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT WED APR 13 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... STATIONARY FRONT FROM FT MYERS TO 26N90W TO 24N95W EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NE GULF PROMPTING SE LIGHT TO MODERATE SE FLOW ACROSS MOST OF BASIN. COLD FRONT APPROACHES SE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI WITH BURST OF FRESH NE BREEZE OVER NW GULF ZONE SAT BUT DIMINISH IMMEDIATELY AS FRONT WEAKENS FOR LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. FRONT REACHES FAR SE PORTION AND STALL SUN THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN. SOUTHWEST N ATLC W OF 55W... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W SHIFTS STRONG WINDS N OF 31N AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES ILL-DEFINED AND EVENTUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE SAT AS NEW RIDGE BUILDS SW FROM BERMUDA TO SE FL. SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES W OF RIDGE LATE SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GA COAST SAT NIGHT. SECOND FRONT STALLS FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W LATE SUN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... CONVECTION CONTINUE OVER EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS PERSISTENT TROUGH PRODUCE SOME UPLIFTING OF MOIST TROPICAL AIR UNDER DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT. OTHERWISE WIND FIELD ACROSS BASIN REMAINS A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES