000 AGXX40 KNHC 250735 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 235 AM EST SUN NOV 25 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... A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN GULF WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TODAY. WINDS AND SEA HEIGHTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH N OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH EARLY MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WATERS EARLY TUE MORNING WILL INDUCE FRESH S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W MON AND MON NIGHT. THE SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM S MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO BY TUE EVENING...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT MODERATE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WED AND THU. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN IS MAINTAINING FRESH NLY WINDS AND SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 78W. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT WILL SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN SHIFT E ALONG 30N THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE 25-30 KT FROM 12-14N BETWEEN 74-78W...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT NW OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WITH SEAS 5-7 FT THROUGH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH SEAS 8-9 FT IN NE SWELL MON THROUGH WED...SUBSIDING TO 7-8 FT THU. SW N ATLC W OF 55W... A BAND OF LOW CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SECONDARY SURGE OF COOL AIR OUTLINES A WEAK COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 31N68W TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL BECOME ELONGATED AND WEAKEN AS IT STALLS NEAR THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH MON...EXTENDING FROM 31N62W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND FROM 31N57W TO KEY WEST FL MON. HIGH PRES OVER GEORGIA BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 30N THROUGH TUE...ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION MON NIGHT 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 MUNDELL