000 AGXX40 KNHC 020624 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EST FRI DEC 02 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... LATEST BUOY...CMAN...AND SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS INDICATE FRESH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF. WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINING N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THESE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ON SUN...ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N92W TO 23N98W MON AFTERNOON...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN THE SW GULF BY TUE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD AND SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THAT WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT FURTHER NE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL WEAKEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS WHICH WILL DIMINISH THE WINDS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MAINTAINING A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR W PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THOUGH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SUPPORTING THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT DAY...A SECOND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS IN ITS WAKE. THIS WILL MAINTAIN WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGHING OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH TUE. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD AND SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS OVER THE AREA WITH SEAS REACHING TO NEAR 13 FT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE MON...WHICH WILL BRING A DECREASE IN TRADEWINDS OVER THE AREA TUE. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL