000 AGXX40 KNHC 061854 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 154 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 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: 00Z GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STATIONARY FRONT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N90W TO 18N93W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW GALE WARNING FORCE ACROSS THE SW GULF...HOWEVER NW IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE ARE S OF 22N W OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BECOME 20 KT OR LESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT ENTER THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL FORM OFF S TEXAS BY FRI AND SAT...ENHANCING E TO SE WINDS OVER THE NW GULF. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: 00Z GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE THE...ALONG WITH GALE WARNING FORCE WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW GALE WARNING FORCE WED...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT...AND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE THU...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS THROUGH FRI. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: 00Z GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO 27N73W THEN STATIONARY TO THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT...AHEAD OF A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E GEORGIA COAST OVERNIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW TO N WINDS...WITH GALE WARNINGS POSSIBLE N OF 30N W OF 77W WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN CUBA...BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING FRI AND SAT ALONG ROUGHLY 24N. NLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DECREASE FRI AND SAT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING WED NIGHT. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU INTO THU NIGHT. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE WARNING TODAY INTO WED. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE WARNING WED NIGHT. $$ *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.