000 AGXX40 KNHC 140622 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 AM EDT THU MAR 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...RECENT SCATTEROMETER AS WELL AS SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO WITH FRESH WINDS OVER THE REMAINING EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF WATERS WITH SEAS IN THE 5 TO 7 FT RANGE. MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF WATERS WITH SEAS IN THE 3 TO 5 FT RANGE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS HELPING TO PRODUCE A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT TO SUPPORT THE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE E PART OF THE GULF REGION THROUGH TODAY. EXPECT BUILDING SEAS OF UP TO 8 FT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE WINDS WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES SLIDES EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA. LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS W OF THE FRONT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A WEAK RIDGE. NORTHERLY SWELL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH SEAS IN THE 8-11 FT RANGE WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS E OF 60W. THE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SEAS FALLING BELOW 8 FT OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY FRI NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 24N65W TO HAITI FRI BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS. LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION ASCAT PASS SHOWED FRESH TO STRONG WINDS W OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS ARE ALSO FOUND OVER THE OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE 8-10 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...6 TO 8 FT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS...AND 4-7 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN. NORTHERLY SWELL CONTINUES TO PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WITH SEAS 8-9 FT. THE LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY...AND SUBSIDE BELOW 8 FT BY LATE FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA LATE TODAY WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. 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 AL