000 AGXX40 KNHC 110903 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EST SUN NOV 11 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... HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH 20-25 KT ELY FLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE SW GULF AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ MEXICO MON NIGHT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN BECOMING STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE ON THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 8-11 FT NW AND W OF THE FRONT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN SUBSIDE WED AND THU AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA WITH A TIGHTENING GRADIENT RESULTING NE WINDS IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING TUE THROUGH THU AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS SUPPORTING 20-25 KT NE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH MON AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS...WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED TUE THROUGH THU. 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