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AGXX40 KNHC 250759
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
255 AM EST MON FEB 25 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...
WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO MOBILE ALABAMA TO 
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.  GENTLE TO MODERATE SLY BREEZE N OF 25N WHILE 
A GENTLE SE WIND NOTED S OF 25N.  SEAS REMAIN 3-5 FT ACROSS 
ENTIRE BASIN.  STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATER 
TODAY AND REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
EARLY TUE.  FRONT MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS SE WATERS WED AND REMAIN 
STATIONARY SE OF YUCATAN CHANNEL THU.  GALE FORCE WINDS AND 
BUILDING SEAS TO 12 FT EXPECTED W OF FRONT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS 
ZONES GMZ0011 AND GMZ013 TONIGHT AND TUE.  HIGH PRES REBUILDS SE 
ACROSS GULF BEHIND FRONT WITH WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER 1015 MB 
DEVELOPING OVER NW GULF ON WED.  THIRD COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST LATE WED AND RACE SE OF AREA EARLY THU.  HIGH PRES 
DOMINATE GULF WATERS FRI WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES 1020 MB AT 27N48W EXTENDS RIDGE SW INTO NE CARIBBEAN. 
MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE WITH STRONG BREEZE 
WINDS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF HONDURAS.  INCREASING 
SE WINDS ACROSS WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AHEAD OF COLD FRONT 
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO MON AND TUE AND STALL 
OVER NW CARIBBEAN.

LARGE LONG-PERIOD N TO NE SWELL AFFECT NORTHERN PART OF TROPICAL 
N ATLC AND PROPAGATE INTO NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH ATLC 
PASSAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 9-10 FT AND 
EXTEND THROUGH WED.
  
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA STALLS ALONG 
27N AND STARTS MOVING N AS WARM FRONT TONIGHT.  SECOND COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF NE COAST OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT WITH STRONG SE-S 
WINDS ALONG FLORIDA E COAST AND N OF BAHAMAS.  WINDS INCREASE TO 
A STRONG BREEZE BEHIND FRONT AS IT REACHES FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W 
WED...AND FROM 31N66W TO WESTERN CUBA THU.  MODEL GUIDANCE AGREE 
IN SCENARIO OF W-NW NEAR GALE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN N OF 
BAHAMAS THU WITH STRONG SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT ELSEWHERE N 
OF 25N. SEAS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 FT OVER N WATERS LATE THU.

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GALE WARNING...GMZ011 AND GMZ013. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES