000 AGXX40 KNHC 251849 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 215 PM 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 ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WILL DISSIPATE LATER 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 LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF REGION WED AND THU. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 75W IS MAINTAINING FRESH NLY WINDS AND SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 78W. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE 1506 UTC ASCAT PASS PROVIDED OBSERVATIONS OF 20-25 KT WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. EXPECT THE HIGHEST WINDS OF 25-30 KT FROM 12-14N BETWEEN 74-78W...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT NW OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BY TUE MORNING. 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 WEAK COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 29N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO NEAR THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY EARLY MON. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...CURRENTLY NEAR THE GEORGIA/ALABAMA BORDER...WILL MOVE ESE TO NEAR 31N75W DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC OCEAN AS A NEW COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE EVENING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE HIGH PRES EXPECT MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE N WATERS THROUGH WED EVENING. ONCE AGAIN...HIGH PRES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST AREA BY 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 GR