000 AGXX40 KNHC 291929 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLIER TODAY RECEIVE PUSH FROM EASTWARD BOUND HEALTHY HIGH PRES CENTER 1030 MB TONIGHT AND MOVE IT OUT OF BASIN. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER EASTERN HALF OF GULF PROMPTING FRESH E-NE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. WINDS DIMINISH AND VEER SE TUE AS HIGH PRES DRIFTS EASTWARD EVENTUALLY BECOMING A LIGHT E BREEZE OVER EASTERNMOST ZONES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER WESTERN ZONE BY LATE WED. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTER NW GULF WATERS THU USHERING STRONG N WINDS BY FRI OVER WESTERN ZONES. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W AND TROPICAL N ATLC... STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N70W SW TO S FLORIDA WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION INVOLVED. HIGH PRES RIDGE BEHIND IT PUSHES FRONT EASTWARD MON REACHING 31N65W TO 27N70W MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATING BY TUE. E-W RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 32N MAINTAINING A STEADY FLOW OF FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE THROUGH THU AND LONG FETCH TO MAINTAIN SEAS NEAR 8-9 FT. WINDS THEN VEER SE AS RIDGE PULLS TOO FAR E. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTER NW PORTION EARLY FRI AND REACH FROM NW BAHAMAS BY LATE FRI. MODEL GUIDANCE SOLUTION INDICATE FRONT LACKS ANY SIGNIFICANT POWER TO INCREASE WINDS UNTIL REINFORCING SURGE MERGES WITH IT WELL BEYOND THIS FORECAST PERIOD. CARIBBEAN SEA... PRES GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALLOWS FOR FRESH TO STRONG E-NE TRADES TO PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF BASIN. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA PERSIST AS THERMAL LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA TIGHTENS GRADIENT EVEN MORE. WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRI WITH SEA EXPECTED IN THE 12-14 FT RANGE. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES