000 AGXX40 KNHC 261729 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 129 PM EDT MON OCT 26 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: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST MWW3 FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER LOUISIANA ACROSS SE LOUISIANA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN WATERS WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 8 TO 11 FT RANGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS...6-8 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NE WATERS...8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT...AND 3 TO 5 FT OVER THE SE WATERS E OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR THIS EVENING... FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE EVENING AND ACROSS THE SE GULF BY WED EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF ON FRI AND ARE FORECAST TO FURTHER INCREASE TO 20-25 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. ...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 FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY... AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE CARIBBEAN BASIN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 2-3 FT RANGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND 4-5 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. LITTLE CHANGE IN THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK. PULSES OF LONG PERIOD NE SWELL SHOULD REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI WITH SEAS OF 6-7 FT BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ON FRI. ..SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST MWW3 FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A FRONTAL TROUGH PREVAILS OVER THE SE WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE NW WATERS WITH GENTLE WINDS PREVAILING ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-5 FT RANGE OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS AND 1-2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MEANDER JUST N OF PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA THROUGH MIDWEEK WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.