000 AGXX40 KNHC 191900 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST TUE FEB 19 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... COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 26N97W BRINGS STRONG S-SW BREEZE WITH SEAS TO 8 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF BOUNDARY WHILE FRESH NE BREEZE AND SEAS TO 6-7 FT COVER WATERS W OF IT. FRONT EXITS BASIN TONIGHT AS 1027 MB HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS OVER EASTERN STATES BRINGING MODERATE TO FRESH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW WITH SEAS 4 FT OR LESS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF. MODEL GUIDANCE POINT TO INTENSE LOW PRES IN CENTRAL PLAINS TO TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT OVER NW GULF AND PRODUCE STRONG SE WINDS FEEDING INTO QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST. FRONT THEN DRIFT SE INTO NW ZONES FRI AND SAT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO A MODERATE BREEZE WITH SEAS 5-7 FT OVER LARGE PORTION OF AREA N OF 22N W OF 87W. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... HEALTHY HIGH PRES CENTER 1028 MB N OF AREA SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 32N TODAY AHEAD OF STRONG LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT MOVING INTO SW N ATLC TUE NIGHT. LOW PRES OVER N COLOMBIA SUPPORT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR-GALE AND SEAS BUILDING TO 13-15 FT NEAR COLOMBIA COAST. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA MOVES E INTO CENTRAL ATLC. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 24N55W TO 23N70W TRANSITIONS TO WEAK SHEAR LINE ACROSS FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED AND THU. LARGE AREA OF NW SWELL WITH SEAS TO 14 FT OVER NE PART OF REGION. HIGH PRES CENTER NEAR SOUTH CAROLINA SHIFT E ALONG 32N INTO CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH WED NIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT SLIDES ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS WITH LITTLE EFFECT S OF 30N OTHER THAN WIND SHIFT FROM SW TO NW. FRONT REACHES FLORIDA NE COAST TONIGHT WITH FRESH TO STRONG S-SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 30N TO 72W. FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W WED...FROM 31N68W TO 28N70W TO 26N80W WED NIGHT...WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 28N65W TO 26N80W THU...THEN DISSIPATE FRI. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES