000 AGXX40 KNHC 260737 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 AM EST SAT NOV 26 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... HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS SHIFT E WITH WINDS ACROSS WESTERN GULF VEERING SE-S AHEAD OF COLD FRONT PRESENTLY DEVELOPING OVER W TEXAS. FRESH S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W INCREASE AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES SAT. MODEL GUIDANCE IN AGREEMENT WITH TIMING OF FRONT AND DEVELOPMENT OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN S OF 27N W OF 94W. FRONT QUICKLY SWEEP THROUGH GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING THROUGH WED. SW N ATLC N OF 19N W OF 55W... WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N57W TO N HISPANIOLA DISSIPATE TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW PREVAIL OVER SWATH WITHIN 420 NM NW OF FRONT WITH SEAS 8-12 FT IN N SWELL. WINDS N OF FRONT VEER E-SE AS HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS SHIFTS FURTHER E. WINDS N OF 27N W OF 75W VEER S LATE SUN AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT OFF FLORIDA E COAST MON. SECOND FRONT REACH FROM 31N76W TO 23N80W MON NIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT AND SWEEP N OF ZONE WED. FRESH TO STRONG NW FLOW FOLLOW FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 19N W OF 55W... DEVELOPING WEAK LOW PRES 1009 MB EMBEDDED IN MONSOON TROUGH OVER SW CARIBBEAN TIGHTENS PRES GRADIENT WITH RIDGE N OF BASIN TO SUPPORT FRESH NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W. LOW PRES EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER DEFINED AND DRIFT E THROUGH MON. STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN THROUGH MON BRINGING FRESH N-NW WINDS AND HIGHER SEA HEIGHTS TO NW CARIBBEAN. MODEL GUIDANCE BRING STRONG WINDS INTO WESTERN CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT MON THROUGH WED AND BEYOND. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ080...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 94W. .GMZ082...GALE WARNING W OF 94W. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES