000 AGXX40 KNHC 271839 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 240 PM EST TUE DEC 27 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... COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BRING STRONG NW WINDS AND 7-8 FT SEAS N OF 25N W OF FRONT. FRONT REACHES FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PASSAGE EARLY TONIGHT AND E OF GULF LATE TONIGHT. WEAK RIDGE OVER NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH SAT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT ENTER NW PART OF BASIN EARLY TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO E TIP OF CUBA EARLY THU THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE S-SW WINDS AND SEAS TO 13 FT N OF 27N AND NEAR GALE NW ON EACH SIDE OF BOUNDARY DIMINISH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES 1021 MB BUILDS BEHIND FRONT THU THROUGH SUN WITH WINDS SUBSIDING TO A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... HIGH PRES CENTER OVER SW N ATLC WEAKENS AND SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO ATLC...EFFECTIVELY RELAXING PRES GRADIENT OVER CARIBBEAN. NEAR GALE FORCE ELY WINDS WHICH HAS BEEN DOMINATING AREA DIMINISH TO A STRONG E BREEZE TONIGHT AND TO A FRESH BREEZE EARLY THU...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE IT REMAINS STRONG. HIGH PRES REBUILDS N OF AREA THU AND WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO A STRONG E BREEZE WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 12-14 FT. 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