000 AGXX40 KNHC 250601 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 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... RECENT ASCAT PASS INDICATED WINDS OVER THE SE GULF HAVE FRESHENED AS A RESULT OF A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HURRICANE RINA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN AND HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND MOVE RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI AND E OF THE AREA SAT. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RINA ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT THE SE GULF THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO THE N BAHAMAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS NOTED BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE ATLC EARLY SAT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... HURRICANE RINA WAS CENTERED NEAR 17.2N83.3W AT 0300 UTC WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. RINA WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WNW AT 3 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES 985 MB. RINA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY UNTIL IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT. RINA WILL THE MOVE NE THEN E FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES 1007 MB IN THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH A CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ084...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .GMZ086...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .AMZ082...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 82W. SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL