000 AGXX40 KNHC 080759 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 259 AM EST THU JAN 8 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: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. COLD AIR AND TIGHT PRES GRADIENT FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF THIS MORNING. A 02 UTC ASCAT PASS INDICATED WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. GALES ARE ANTICIPATED LATER THIS MORNING ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR TAMPICO AND OFF VERACRUZ. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TODAY AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE GULF WATERS. EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE NE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY TONIGHT WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...AND FRESH N TO NE WINDS S OF 26N...EXCEPT WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING OFF VERACRUZ THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE FRI...BEFORE STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. TROUGHING OVER THE NW GULF WILL ALLOW INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI AND SAT. BUILDING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF BY LATE SAT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AND MON AS THE THROUGH LIFTS NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRES WEAKENS. LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN MODEL OUTPUT. LOOKING AHEAD...A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF BY LATE TUE. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLEND USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT IS ENTERING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE BY LATE TODAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG NE WINDS AND SEAS TO 8 FT. GALES OFF COLOMBIA HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW GALE FORCE LATE YESTERDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTED EAST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL STILL SUPPORT STRONG TRADES ACROSS MAINLY THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SEAS STAYING AROUND 12 FT OR SO OFF THE CENTRAL COAST OF COLOMBIA. EAST SWELL TO 8 FT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS W OF 55W AND REACH THE WINDWARD AND SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS BY LATE TOMORROW. LOOKING AHEAD...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING A BROAD AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W THROUGH THE SW CARIBBEAN. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLEND USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT REACHES FROM 31N65W TO NW CUBA. COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS AND OFF NE FLORIDA...MIXING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE SURFACE OVER THE WATERS N OF 29N W OF 77W EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN...AND WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE S GEORGIA COAST FRI AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES N OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLIES ACROSS THE REGION SUN AND MON. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY. .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY. .GMZ015...NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W... GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING TODAY. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING TODAY. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE WARNING TODAY. $$ *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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.