000 AGXX40 KNHC 050629 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EST MON MAR 05 2012 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC AND SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... SURFACE HIGH PRES IS CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ACROSS THE NW GULF. NE WINDS 20-25 KT WITH SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15N E OF 90W. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEK RESULTING IN E-SE WINDS AROUND 20-25 KR ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI EVENING. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW GALE FORCE AS THE FRONT AND PRES GRADIENT HAVE WEAKENED. ALTHOUGH WINDS REMAIN IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE W OF THE FRONT AND N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA THIS AFTERNOON THEN A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THIS FRONT WHILE MOVING IT EASTWARD LATER TODAY. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF 65W TUE. NE-E WINDS 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT THEN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRES REMAINS NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE WED. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN 20 TO 30 KT TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THROUGH THU. THE WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO UP TO 16 FT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO FRESH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE THU AND FRI AS THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THAT REGION WEAKENS. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. .AMZ084-086...GALE CONDITIONS WARNING FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 73W-77W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS