000 AGXX40 KNHC 230531 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 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 OVER ATLC WITH LOWER PRES OVER S TEXAS PRODUCING A TIGHT ENOUGH GRADIENT FOR 20 KT SLY WINDS ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF. COLD FRONT REACH NW GULF TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN THEN PUSH SE OF GULF MON. STRONG N-NE WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXTEND THROUGHOUT ALMOST ENTIRE BASIN MON AND DIMINISH TUE. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... HIGH PRES E OF BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E-SE THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS DEVELOP N OF 27N AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PORTIONS LATE SUN WITH FRONT REACHING 27N65W TO NW CUBA LATE TUE. SW WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE N OF 29N THROUGH TUE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. NW SWELL TO 12 FT LINGER N OF 26N E OF 72W THROUGH TUE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... HIGH PRES CENTERED E OF N BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E-SE ACROSS SW N ATLC THROUGH SUN AND BRING FRESH TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WHILE FRESH TO STRONG S TO SE WINDS DEVELOP IN NW CARIBBEAN...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. WINDS TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE MOST OF AREA MON THROUGH WED AS NEW COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY S ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE THEN STALLS FROM E CUBA TO BELIZE LATE WED. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. SW N ATLC... .NONE. EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2013...TAFB GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS FOR 10M WINDS...10M WIND GUSTS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AND HAZARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS AT: HTTP://PREVIEW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAPHICAL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/PNS13OFFSHORE_HIGHSEAS.HTM NOTE...EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2013 GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WILL BE DISCONTINUED. $$ FORECASTER DGS