000 AGXX40 KNHC 271805 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 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... EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WED IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DRIFTS W ACROSS FLORIDA. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRI...AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH SEAS SUBSIDING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SE-S WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF SAT AND SUN. SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... A COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W WILL MOVE FURTHER SE TONIGHT AND AND FLATTEN OUT ALONG 22N WED. A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 31N WED WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES S OF 30N INTO THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N60W TO 27N70W TO 31N81W FRI THEN WEAKEN AND STALL ALONG 27N FRI NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SAT AS A RIDGE REDEVELOPS ALONG 29N. CARIBBEAN SEA... A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY A REINFORCING FRONT ON WED THAT WILL SLOW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ALONG 20N THU. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THU THROUGH SUN WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS EXPECTED N OF COLOMBIA. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. .SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL