000 AGXX40 KNHC 130632 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 132 AM EST THU FEB 13 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: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. LOW PRES HAS SHIFTED NE OF THE AREA. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE WATERS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS N OF 25N W OF THE FRONT TO NEAR 90W. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL W OF 94W. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LINGERING 8 FT SEAS OVER THE SW GULF AND 3-5 FT SEAS E OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY WITH WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUING TO DECREASE...FALLING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MON. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. SURFACE RIDGE THAT HAS PREVAILED N OF THE AREA HAS STARTED TO RETREAT EASTWARD. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT A SMALL AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS LINGER IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. SEAS ARE IN THE 7-9 FT RANGE IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...5-7 FT RANGE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...4-6 FT OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...3-5 FT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND 6-8 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN NEAR 20-25 KT WITH SEAS IN THE 8-9 FT RANGE THROUGH SAT. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WHICH WILL INCREASE WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE JUST OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS AND SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 12 FT. NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON WITH SEAS IN THE 6-9 FT RANGE. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS HAS STARTED TO RETREAT EASTWARD WHILE LOW PRESSURE IS PASSING NW OF THE AREA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT WINDS TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA ROUGHLY N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. ELSEWHERE OVER THE NW WATERS...FRESH TO NEAR GALE WINDS PREVAIL. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-11 FT RANGE OVER THE NW WATERS AND 5-7 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2-4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE PARALLELING THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THIS WILL DRAG THE COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF WATERS INTO THE FORECAST WATERS TODAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE N WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W THIS EVENING...THEN FROM 29N65W TO 24N71W FRI EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY SAT. A SECOND FRONT WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT WITH HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDING OVER THE AREA AND PREVAILING THROUGH MON. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...NONE. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...NONE. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AMZ113...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY INTO FRI. AMZ115...GALE WARNING TODAY INTO FRI. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.