000 AGXX40 KNHC 070653 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EST FRI DEC 7 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... TROUGH EXTENDING SE LOUISIANA TO 24N86W WILL DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON MORNING AND PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE...WITH STRONG TO NEAR-GALE N WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG HIGH PRES EXPECTED W OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH AS A WEAK COLD FRONT BRUSHES PAST THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA ALONG 78W THROUGH THE BAHAMAS WILL AMPLIFY AS IT DRIFTS W INTO FLORIDA THROUGH SAT. THE TROUGH WILL TRIGGER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA E COAST WATERS TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE S OF 28N FRI AND SAT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT FURTHER E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN...ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME E-SE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 75W SUN NIGHT AND MON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF N FLORIDA TUE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 19N W OF 55W... WINDS AND SEAS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS FURTHER E AND WEAKENS AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING OFF THE SE COAST OF THE U.S. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. WINDS AND SEA HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL ATLC. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH E-NE TRADE WINDS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN LIKELY SAT THROUGH MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE N OF THE LESSER ANTILLES TUE AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER E. 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