000 AGXX40 KNHC 270646 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 140 AM EST MON FEB 27 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... THE STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO HAS DISSIPATED WITH THE LINGERING TROUGH OVER THE FAR SW GULF WATERS STARTING TO BECOME MORE DIFFUSE. THIS TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LATEST ASCAT PASS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY AND CMAN DATA INDICATE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF WATERS...WITH LIGHT WINDS OVER THE SW GULF. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 5 TO 8 FT IN LINGERING NE SWELL FROM THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. HIGH PRESSURE AND RESULTING ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW GULF WATERS ON WED NIGHT...BUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING STRONG...THE FRONT WILL NOT MAKE IT FAR INTO THE GULF WATERS...IF AT ALL. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE FRI/EARLY SAT. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. LATEST ASCAT WINDS DEPICT FRESH NE TO E TRADEWINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... LATEST ASCAT PASS INDICATES FRESH TO STRONG NE-E TRADE WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THE LATEST PASS ALSO SUPPORTED THE CONTINUED GALE WARNING OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD MAINTAINING THESE WINDS. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .AMZ084 AND AMZ086...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL