000 AGXX40 KNHC 021747 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 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 FROM 27N82W TO 23N90W 19N94W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY AND BE E OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED W OF FRONT S OF 23N THROUGH EARLY BUT DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE LATER TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED SEAS BUILD UP TO 12-13 FT OVER LARGE AREA MAINLY S OF 25N EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE TUE. HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS OVER SE STATES WITH WEAKENING PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SE THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK. A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW GULF THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE. GALE FORCE NW WINDS W OF FRONT EARLY TUE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT N OF 27N. SLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 30 KT N OF 27N. GALE CONDITIONS MOVE OUT OF SW N ATLC ZONE LATE TUE NIGHT AS FRONT MOVES E OF AREA WED. LARGE SWELL LINGER ACROSS EASTERN PORTION OF AREA THROUGH FRI THEN SUBSIDE SAT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... STRONG NE-E TRADES CONTINUE OVER SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND A FRESH BREEZE ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 83W. WINDS DIMINISH EARLY TUE BUT STRONG NLY WINDS RETURN OVER NW CARIBBEAN LATER TUE BEHIND COLD FRONT THAT EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED. FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE THU. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ082...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 95W. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. .SW N ATLC... .AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS