000 AGXX40 KNHC 070631 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 131 AM EST FRI MAR 7 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 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. LOW PRES 1009 MB ACROSS EXTREME NE GULF ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29N83W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E-NE AND INTO W ATLC LATER THIS MORNING...AND DRAG COLD FRONT SE ACROSS ACROSS SE PORTIONS AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TODAY AND SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND STALL THERE MON. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. USED MWWS WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. COLD FRONT THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO E YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO W GULF OF HONDURAS LATER THIS MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN FURTHER AND EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO 20N88W SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL BE FOUND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC...MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E-SE WINDS AND 5-7 FT SEAS PREVAIL...HIGHEST SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THAT VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THESE MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. USED 12 UTC MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. HIGH CONFIDENCE. LOW PRES ACROSS EXTREME NE GULF OF MEXICO WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING S-SW THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL SHIFT NE AND INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE NE TODAY AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N75W TO FLORIDA KEYS LATER THIS MORNING AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SAT MORNING THEN MOVE SE AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SAT THROUGH MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BRIEFLY ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA N OF 27N E OF 70W TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE SAT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...NONE. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...NONE. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...NONE. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...NONE. AMZ113...GALE WARNING TONIGHT. AMZ115...GALE WARNING TONIGHT. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.