000 AGXX40 KNHC 071845 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST WED NOV 07 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 HAS MOVE OUT OF THE GULF WITH NLY WINDS 15-20 KT E OF AROUND 89W WITH SEAS 4-6 FT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE SE U.S. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL PRODUCE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FURTHER BUILD AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND FRESHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING AND FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING AND FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. SW WINDS 15-20 KT ARE WITHIN 180 NM E OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WHICH WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS LATER TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO W HONDURAS THU MORNING AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MENTIONED ABOVE ON THE GULF OF MEXICO SECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THE END OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN. THIS WILL FRESHEN THE TRADEWIND FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN. 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 DSG