000 AGXX40 KNHC 080746 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 246 AM EST FRI NOV 8 2013 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...AND THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. ...GULF OF MEXICO... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. AT 08/0600 UTC...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N87W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO NEAR 15 FT. THE MOST RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOW WINDS OF 20-30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30-35 KT S OF 23N W OF 94W. BUOY 42055 IN THE SW GULF IS NOW REPORTING SEAS AS HIGH AS 12 FT. PEAK SEAS EXPECTED 13-14 FT EARLY FRI MORNING IN LINE WITH THE MWW3. WINDS IN THE SW GULF ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TODAY. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS AND STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA/LOWER KEYS TO NEAR 23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF REGION THROUGH MON. BY TUE... EXPECT INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AS THE HIGH BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF UNITED STATES. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS WEAKENING HIGH PRES ACROSS NW ATLC IS BRINGING A DECREASE IN WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND FAR NW CARIBBEAN. LATEST ASCAT PASS INDICATED NE WINDS OF 20 KT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WITH WINDS OF MAINLY 15 KT OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. BUOY 42O56 IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS ALSO REPORTING 15 KT FROM THE NE. OTHERWISE... VERY LIGHT WINDS PERSIST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN W OF 73W...WITH MORE MODERATE TRADES SPREADING W ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN. LARGE NNW SWELL HAS MOVED SWD ACROSS SE PORTIONS OF SW N ATLC WATERS AND CURRENTLY HITTING ATLC COASTS OF NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND MOVING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES...AND EVENTUALLY SEEP INTO NE CARIBBEAN WATERS NEXT 48 HOURS. GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TRADES ARE EXPECTED E OF 75W TODAY THEN INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES SHIFT E INTO NW ATLC. MARINE GUIDANCE INDICATES FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 10 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW CORNER OF THE AREA AND EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO N-CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 28N81W. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20-25 KT ARE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH RAISING SEAS TO NEAR 10 FT BY FRI MORNING. LINGERING NE SWELL FROM GALES EARLIER THIS WEEK WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH SUN. AN ALTIMETER PASS SHOWS SEAS OF 8-9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N64W TO SE FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO UPPER FLORIDA KEYS BY LATE SAT...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SUN INTO MON WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS GENERALLY UNDER 5-6 FT DOMINATING MOST OF THE FORECAST REGION BY TUE. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...NONE. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...NONE. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...NONE. AMZ113...NONE. AMZ115...NONE. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.