000 AGXX40 KNHC 291837 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 137 PM EST FRI JAN 29 2016 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. NWPS AND MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 23N95W WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE REGION TOWARDS NRN FLORIDA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON AS THE HIGH MOVES FARTHER ENE INTO THE WRN ATLC. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING WILL REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE NIGHT...AND FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE INDICATING GALE WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN W OF THE FRONT ALONG THE VERACRUZ COAST OF MEXICO AND THE SW GULF OF MEXICO WED MORNING. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. NWPS AND MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. HIGH CONFIDENCE. COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM E CUBA TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDING NNE OF THE CARIBBEAN IN THE WRN ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER NRN COLOMBIA WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT IN THE SW AND SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT AND SUN...AND GENERATE 20-30 KT WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 10N-13N BETWEEN 74W-77W. GFS GUIDANCE INDICATES WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG MON THROUGH WED BUT REMAIN LESS THAN 30 KT UNTIL LATE WED NIGHT...WHEN THE CHANCES FOR GALE FORCE WINDS INCREASE. EXPECT SEAS IN THE TROPICAL ATLC TO SUBSIDE TO 6-7 FT THROUGH SAT...AND REMAIN BELOW 8 FT THROUGH WED...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 7-8 FT S OF 10N E OF THE GUYANA COAST. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. NWPS AND MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TO EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...AND FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT MORNING. SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWS 25-30 KT SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 60W AND 20-30 KT WLY WINDS N OF THE BAHAMAS BEHIND THE FRONT BUT HIGHEST WINDS TO GALE WARNING FORCE...EXPECTED N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF THE FRONT...WERE NOT SAMPLED BY ASCAT TODAY. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE E OF 65W THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD NE OF FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. ANTICYCLONIC SE WINDS WILL INCREASE E OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE COAST OF NRN FLORIDA WED EVENING. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE WARNING TODAY. $$ *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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.