000 AGXX40 KNHC 280638 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 138 AM EST SAT DEC 28 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. A TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS FROM 29N87W TO LOW PRESSURE OF 1016 MB NEAR 22N94W TO 18N93W. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE WEST OF THE LOW CENTER WITH SEAS REACHING 16 FT. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL WITHIN 120 NM W OF THE TROUGH WITH MODERATE WINDS OVER THE FAR NW GULF WATERS. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE NE GULF WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAILING OVER THE SE GULF WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-9 FT RANGE OVER THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS W OF THE TROUGH AND 4-7 FT OVER THE NW GULF. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE OVER THE NE GULF AND 2-4 FT OVER THE SE GULF. THE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIFT NE ALONG THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF WATERS... REACHING NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE SECOND FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ...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 PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH NEAR GALE WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 7-10 FT RANGE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...4-6 FT OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND 2-4 FT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. SEAS IN THE 6-8 FT RANGE IN NE SWELL PREVAILS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS THROUGH SUN WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM W CENTRAL CUBA TO THE NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE THROUGH WED. ...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. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL N OF 24N E OF THE COLD FRONT AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE IN THE 5-7 FT RANGE OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2-4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES BY SUN NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA MON...THEN FROM NEAR 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO W CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE WHILE WEAKENING AND BECOMING STATIONARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...GALE WARNING THROUGH SAT MORNING. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...GALE WARNING THROUGH SAT MORNING. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...NONE. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...NONE. AMZ113...NONE. AMZ115...NONE. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.