000 AGXX40 KNHC 261835 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 145 PM EST MON DEC 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... STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 28N90W TO 25N93W TO 19N93W. STRONG BREEZE STILL REMAIN S OF 25N W OF FRONT WITH SEAS TO 11 FT. FRONT MOVE E TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 21N90W EARLY TUE...FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE AND OUT OF AREA TUE NIGHT. STRONG S WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N WITH STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND IT. BROAD HIGH PRES CENTER 1024 MB MOVE OVER SE STATES INTO NE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE AREA. SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 28N80W MOVE RAPIDLY E OF AREA TONIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER NW PORTION OF BASIN LATE TUE AND STALLS FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE WED THEN DISSIPATE FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE S WINDS N OF 27N E OF FRONT SHIFT SUDDENLY NW BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH LATE WED. WINDS DIMINISH TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE THU THROUGH SAT ACROSS ENTIRE AREA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... HIGH PRES CENTER 1023 MB OVER SW N ATLC WEAKENS AND SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT FORCES ITS WAY OVER ATLC EASING PRES GRADIENT OVER CARIBBEAN SEA. STRONG EASTERLY BREEZE WHICH HAS BEEN DOMINATING BASIN GIVES WAY TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH MOST OF BASIN WED AND THU AND SEAS SUBSIDE FROM ITS PRESENT 10-12 FT TO MORE TOLERABLE 6-8 FT. NEW HIGH PRES 1024 MB OVER SW N ATLC BEHIND COLD FRONT AND THE CARIBBEAN LIGHTS UP AGAIN EARLY FRI AND SAT. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS SEEP THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES INTO CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. 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 WALLY BARNES