000 AGXX40 KNHC 021751 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT MON MAY 2 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... SE WINDS 20-25 KT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE AND WINDS MAY INCREASE TO MINIMAL GALE ACROSS THE SW GULF FOR A VERY BRIEF TIME. THE NAM 12Z HAS BACKED OFF FROM THE 06Z RUN WHILE THE OTHER MODELS NOT INDICATING ANY GALE FORCE WINDS. WILL GO WITH THINKING IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AND LAY OFF A GALE WARNING AND KEEP WINDS TO 30 KT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENTING THE WEAKEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THE DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THU AND WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT. WEAK HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRI WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE HIGH MOVES E SAT AND SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE NW GULF. SW N ATLC... THE TAIL OF A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA FROM 25N65W TO 25N70W, THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES JUST NW OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES TO THE NE OF THE AREA WILL BRIEFLY PRODUCE N WINDS TO 20 ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE ZONE TUE NIGHT THEN DECREASE WED. HOWEVER LARGE NLY SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA STARTING TUE THEN SUBSIDE TO BELOW 8 FT BY THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU THEN DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ON FRI. RATHER LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRI AND SAT. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS PRODUCING 20 KT TRADES ACROSS THE AREA N OF 15N...20 KT ELY WINDS ARE ALSO ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND MOVE E AND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE ATLC. THE FRONT MOVES E AND ONCE AGAIN HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE AREA RESULTING IN WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS