000 AGXX40 KNHC 280536 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EDT THU MAR 28 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 BUILDS ACROSS THE NE GULF TODAY WITH WINDS BECOMING E-SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. AS THE HIGH MOVES E WINDS BECOME E-SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS REMAIN IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. NLY WINDS TO 15 KT ACROSS MUCH THE AREA HOWEVER LARGE NW SWELL WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THEN SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ELY WIND INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH S OF 22N SAT THROUGH MON. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ATLC BEHIND THE FRONT. 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 10-M WINDS...10-M 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...GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WILL BE DISCONTINUED ONCE THE "OCEANIC" VIEW IS ADDED TO THE EXPERIMENTAL NDFD GRAPHICAL INTERFACE. $$ FORECASTER DGS