000 AGXX40 KNHC 270612 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 112 AM EST FRI DEC 27 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 INTO PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL. NWPS/MWW3 BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE SW GULF. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SW GULF WHERE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL. SEAS OVER THE SW GULF ARE IN THE 6-8 FT RANGE WITH 3-5 FT SEAS PREVAILING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS. THE SURFACE LOW WILL LINGER OVER THE SW WATERS OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS BEFORE IT STARTS TO LIFT OUT TO THE NE...REACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY EARLY SUN. THE LOW WILL DRAG ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...WHICH WILL REACH THE SE GULF BY EARLY MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE SUN AND RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...REACHING THE SE GULF TUE. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL. NWPS/MWW3 BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PREVAILING N OF THE AREA IN THE SW N ATLC...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS WEAK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TRADES OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS IN THE 3-5 FT RANGE PREVAILING OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. SEAS IN THE 6-8 FT RANGE IN NE TO E SWELL PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD N OF THE FORECAST AREA WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRENGTHEN TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY EARLY MON...AND SHIFT ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. ...SW N ATLANTIC W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL. NWPS/MWW3 BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. BROAD TROUGHING PREVAILS OVER THE SW N ATLC WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-8 FT RANGE OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS...MOVING E OF THE AREA BY SAT MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION WILL INCREASE LATE SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA BY MON NIGHT WHEN THE FORWARD PROGRESS WILL SLOW. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL HELP PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...NONE. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...NONE. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...NONE. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...NONE. AMZ113...NONE. AMZ115...NONE. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.