000 AGXX40 KNHC 010551 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT MON SEP 30 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... COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. STRONG SW WINDS E OF FRONT WITH STRONG NLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT..WITH WINDS IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE. WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH TUE AS FRONT WEAKENS. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT N OF 25N JUST W OF THE FRONT THEN SUBSIDE TUE. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS AREA WED AND THU. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WITH WINDS SE-E WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS AREA WITH SEAS 3-5 FT. WEAK COLD FRONT STALL OVER FLORIDA BUT THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND THE RIDGE WILL TIGHTEN WITH SLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT W OF 75W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 6-7 FT THROUGH LATE TUE. WINDS DIMINISH AS FRONT DISSIPATES OVER FAR NW PORTION OF AREA WED. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES NE OF AREA MAINTAINS E TRADES IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. OTHERWISE WINDS ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS REMAINDER OF AREA THROUGH WED. WIND DECREASE SOME THU THEN LESS THAN 20 KT FRI. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLANTIC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS