000 AGXX40 KNHC 060629 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EST TUE MAR 6 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... STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING NE OF THE AREA THROUGH THU WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG ELY WINDS TO PERSIST OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS THE HIGH MOVES E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT IN THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE AREA E OF 90W WED WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THU. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE COAST OF MEXICO. THE GFS REMAINS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS SO WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E...WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS ALL BUT THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATER TODAY THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT WED. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E FRI AND SAT WITH DECREASING WINDS...HOWEVER LARGE NE SWELL WILL PERSIST E OF 75W. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH FRI. A VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DUE TO THE STRONG RIDGE TO THE N AND DEEPENING LOW PRES ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. EXPECT STRONG TO VERY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE SAT AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS FURTHER E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. GALE FORCE WINDS FOR SEVERAL DAYS WILL ALLOW SEAS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN 70W AND 80W. EXPECT MAX SEAS TO 18-19 FT NEAR 12N78W BY WED WITH 10-15 FT SEAS ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN S OF 18N. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .AMZ084-086...GALE WARNING FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 73W-77W THROUGH THU. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS