000 AGXX40 KNHC 141844 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST MON JAN 14 2013 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... WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N88W TO 26N94W TO 20N96W WITH STRONG N-NE BREEZE BEHIND IT. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF. UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS TEXAS LATE WED AND BRINGS REINFORCING COLD AIR MASS FORCING FRONT ACROSS REMAINING GULF BY EARLY FRI. W OF FRONT...WINDS INCREASE ALONG COAST OF MEXICO TUE NIGHT EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE AND SEAS TO 14 FT S OF 24N W OF 94W WED THROUGH LATE THU. MODEL GUIDANCE AGREE IN THIS SCENARIO AS FRONT EXIT BASIN FRI. HEALTHY HIGH PRES CENTER 1024 MB TAKES OVER REGION BY SAT WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE N-NE BREEZE. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... STATIONARY HIGH PRES CENTER 1023 MB MAINTAIN LIGHT TO GENTLE NE TO E BREEZE N OF 23N WITH SE-S RETURN FLOW ALONG FLORIDA E COAST THROUGH WED AND FRESH NE FLOW S OF 23N. SEAS REMAIN 7-10 FT E OF 76W DUE TO LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELL...ALBEIT SUBSIDING. N OF 27N W OF 77W...S-SW WINDS ALONG E COAST OF FLORIDA INCREASE AS WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACH LATE WED. WINDS SHIFT NW OFF NW CORNER OF BASIN BEHIND FRONT THU WITH FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE AND SEAS TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER SW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...MAINLY OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH MID WEEK. LONG PERIOD N-NE SWELL TO 11 FT IMPACTING LEEWARD ISLANDS AND SEEPING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EVENTUALLY COVERING ENTIRE TROPICAL ATLC ZONES. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GALE WARNING EXPECTED GMZ017 FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 94W WED. .GALE WARNING EXPECTED GMZ023 S OF 22N W OF 94W THU. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES