000 AGXX40 KNHC 141859 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 159 PM EST SUN DEC 14 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. USED BLEND MWW3 WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRES RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MON NIGHT. MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE TO BROWNSVILLE EARLY TUE AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N89W AND STATIONARY TO FAR S TEXAS TUE. THE FRONT WEAKENS OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF WED AS STRONG RIDGING BUILDS S ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. USED BLEND MWW3 WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. AND LOW PRES IN THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN AND ALONG THE COAST OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA IS PRODUCING A BELT OF FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN S OF 15N AND W OF 82W. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH EARLY MON...THEN WEAKEN ON MON AFTERNOON. NE SWELLS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH MON NIGHT. ...SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 55W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. USED MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WAVES HIGH CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE SE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO S OF 26N WED AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW WATERS TUE NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH A POSITION FROM 31N70W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA BY EARLY WED NIGHT...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.