000 AGXX40 KNHC 270625 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EST THU DEC 27 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... STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF. ANOTHER FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND E OF THE AREA SUN. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN THEN DECREASE MON. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WILL MOVE TO 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING THEN WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON. STRONG WINDS BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT...IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE. SEAS INCREASE TO 8-12 FT W OF THE FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATER THIS MORNING. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON WITH SEAS BUILDING THROUGH SAT THEN SLIGHTLY SUBSIDING THROUGH MON. 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