000 AGXX40 KNHC 070635 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EST WED MAR 7 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 NE OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD RESULTING IN 20-25 KT ELY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN MOVE N SUN...WITH SE WIND 15-20 KT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA N OF 23N. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN 20-25 KT NE WINDS WITH SEAS 8-10 FT. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 13 FT ON THU. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS THE HIGH SHIFTS E AND A WEAK COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA SAT. THE FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY TO THE E AND HIGH PRES ONCE AGAIN BUILDS N OF THE AREA RESULTING IN INCREASING ELY WINDS SUN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THROUGH EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG 25-30 KT E WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE THE AREA THROUGH FRI. EXPECT LOW PRES TO PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WHICH WILL SUPPORT 20-30 KT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN. SEA HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 13-19 FT IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND 8-11 FT E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS FURTHER E. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .AMZ084-086...GALE WARNING FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 73W-77W THROUGH FRI. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL