000 AGXX40 KNHC 080609 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 109 AM EST SAT MAR 8 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/MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SUN AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. THIS FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF ORIENTED N TO S...AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD...AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH TO NEAR 95W MON...TO NEAR 92W BY LATE TUE...AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF ON WED FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. NE WINDS 15-20 KT WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA..WITH SEAS 5-7 FT. ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS 3-5 FT. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO E CUBA SUN MORNING...THEN STALL FROM 21N65W THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY MON AS IT BEGINS TO DISSIPATE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TUE. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE N OF 27N E OF 70W TODAY...THEN DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... GMZ011...NONE. GMZ013...NONE. GMZ015...NONE. GMZ017...NONE. GMZ019...NONE. GMZ021...NONE. GMZ023...NONE. GMZ025...NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... AMZ011...NONE. AMZ013...NONE. AMZ015...NONE. AMZ017...NONE. AMZ019...NONE. AMZ021...NONE. AMZ023...NONE. AMZ025...NONE. AMZ027...NONE. AMZ029...NONE. AMZ031...NONE. AMZ033...NONE. AMZ035...NONE. AMZ037...NONE. AMZ039...NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... AMZ111...NONE. AMZ113...NONE. AMZ115...GALE WARNING TODAY. AMZ117...NONE. AMZ119...NONE. AMZ121...NONE. AMZ123...NONE. AMZ125...NONE. AMZ127...NONE. *FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.