000 AGXX40 KNHC 061849 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST TUE NOV 06 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... LOW PRES...1011 MB...OVER THE N FLORIDA NEAR 30N82W WITH COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO THE NE COAST OF MEXICO . NLY WINDS 15-20 KT NW OF THE FRONT TO 89W...WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS THE REMINDER OF THE GULF. THE LOW PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT NE INTO THE SW N ATLC BY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF TUE...MOVING S OF THE AREA WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT WITH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... LOW PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N OF THE AREA WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA REACHING FROM 31N71W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WED MORNING AND 31N65W TI CENTRAL CUBA THU TO 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI TO 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... LATEST SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 3 TO 5 FT OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND 5 TO 6 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO W HONDURAS THU AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. 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