000 AGXX40 KNHC 260745 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 AM EDT SAT APR 26 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. LATEST MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE. A 1016 MB SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF NEAR 27N85W EXTENDS A RIDGE MAINLY ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS REACHING A POSITION NEAR 28N84W BY SAT EVENING...THEN WILL MOVE E ACROSS FL TO A POSITION OFF THE SE GA/NE FL COAST BY SUN WITH A RIDGE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAINS. MODERATE E-SE FLOW SW OF THE RIDGE ON SAT WILL INCREASE TO FRESH ON SUN WITH SMALL AREAS OF STRONG SE FLOW EACH EVENING THROUGH TUE ACROSS THE S-CENTRAL WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE NW GULF ON TUE ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE WED. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 7 FT. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE MOST RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWED NE-E WINDS OF 20-25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND E WINDS OF 20-25 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST TO PERSIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH PRES REMAINS N OF AREA. EXPECT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA LATE EACH NIGHT WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 8 FT. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 0000-1200 UTC. MAXIMUM SEA HEIGHTS IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND REGIONAL WATERS ARE LIKELY 6-7 FT ON SUN NIGHT AND 8-9 FT BY MON NIGHT. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE. A 1018 MB HIGH PRES LOCATED NEAR 30N70W EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE TOWARD 26N64W BY SAT EVENING. THE REMNANTS OF A SURFACE TROUGH ARE STILL NOTED OVER THE SE WATERS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH S TO SW WIND FLOW IS NOTED ACROSS THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST IN A FEW HOURS. WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE S AND SW TO THE NW WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS WATERS N OF 27N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS THIS MORNING AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 27N72W TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE N WATERS...EXPECT GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS W OF THE BAHAMAS. BY LATE SUN...A GENTLE TO MODERATE FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE AREA S OF 27N. A HIGH PRES WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND DISSIPATE MON AS ANOTHER FRONT CLIPS NE WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 70W TUE...WITH THE RIDGE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA BY WED NIGHT. NORTHERLY SWELLS GENERATED BY A LARGE LOW PRES AREA LOCATED OVER THE N-CENTRAL ATLC CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NE WATERS WITH SEA HEIGHTS 0F 8-10 FT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 6-7 FT TONIGHT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.