000 AGXX40 KNHC 271817 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 117 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 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: GFS BLEND WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR WIND. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. A COLD FRONT HAS JUST MOVED INTO THE FAR NW GULF WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE IN THE 3-4 FT RANGE OVER THE NW GULF AND IN THE 1-3 FT RANGE ELSEWHERE. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS REACHING THE SE GULF WED AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF LATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 13 FT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE OVER THE GULF WATERS THU AND FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH MODERATE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING FRI OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR WIND. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. A WEAK DISSIPATING TROUGH PREVAILS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE STARTING TO BUILD BACK ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WATERS N OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES OVER THE W CARIBBEAN. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-10 FT RANGE OVER THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL WATERS AND 6-8 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. SEAS IN THE 2-3 FT RANGE PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND SEAS IN THE 8-13 FT RANGE IN NE SWELL ARE MOVING THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THE WEAK TROUGH OVER THE W CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD N OF THE AREA MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AS WELL AS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. THE MAIN CONCERN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ARE THE NE SWELLS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA. THOUGH THE SWELLS ARE PEAKING AT 13 FT TODAY OVER THE FAR N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC...SEAS GREATER THAN 8 FT WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE WATERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE CHIEF CONCERN FOR MARINERS OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL BE THE NEAR GALE WINDS THAT DEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 15 FT BY FRI. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR WIND. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. A SURFACE TROUGH PREVAILS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. ELSEWHERE GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL IN THE VICINITY OF THE TROUGH WHILE LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE FOUND W OF THE BAHAMAS. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-8 FT RANGE OVER THE EASTERN WATERS WITH 4-6 FT SEAS OVER THE NW WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS AND SEAS IN THE 1-3 FT RANGE W OF THE BAHAMAS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES INTO THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THU. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN A FRESH SET OF SWELLS TO 9 FT OVERNIGHT TO THE NW WATERS...SLOWLY SUBSIDING BELOW 8 FT BY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH AS FAR E AS 31N66W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY EARLY THU WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THOUGH FRI. SEAS IN THE 7-9 FT RANGE IN NE SWELL WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...GALE WARNING TUE NIGHT INTO WED. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED INTO WED NIGHT. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...NONE. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...NONE. AMZ113...NONE. AMZ115...NONE. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.