000 AGXX40 KNHC 090622 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EST SAT MAR 09 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... HIGH PRES AND ASSOCIATED ANTICYCLONIC WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE GULF WATERS. LATEST SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE PREVAILING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS. SEAS RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND 1 TO 3 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE GULF WATERS TODAY WITH SE RETURN FLOW INCREASING AND SPREADING EASTWARD BY SUN. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF WATERS BY SUN EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT S OF 26N. THE GALE WILL BE SHORT LIVED WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN TUE MORNING...AND E OF THE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE GALE FORCE WINDS MAINLY N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS FOUND N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT E OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL IS COVERING ALMOST THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS WITH MAXIMUM SEAS NEAR 19 FT IN THE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS. THE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA WITH SEAS GREATER THAN 8 FT PREVAILING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MON/EARLY TUE OVER THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TUE AFTERNOON. THIS COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO W CUBA BY WED MORNING. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... LATEST SCATTEROMETER ALONG WITH SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE 8-9 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...4-7 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND 3-5 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS WILL FRESHEN OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGH PRESSURE PASSING N OF THE AREA. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS OVER THE SW N ATLC WATERS WILL SEEP THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WITH SEAS 8-9 FT. THE LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS WITH SEAS OF 9-11 FT COVERING THESE WATERS BY SUN AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR WESTERN GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON S OF 26N W OF 94W...GMZ17 AND GMZ023. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W THROUGH SAT...AMZ113 AND AMZ115. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL