000 AGXX40 KNHC 011810 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 210 PM EDT FRI APR 1 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 AND NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NW WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WEST OF THE FRONT...MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE SE GULF...AND GENTLE TO MODERATE ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-8 FT WEST OF THE FRONT...4-7 FT OVER THE SE GULF...AND 3-5 FT ELSEWHERE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS W OF THE FRONT AND S OF 25N LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS AND NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS N OF THE AREA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN...MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC...AND GENTLE TO MODERATE ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-8 FT RANGE OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS...5-7 FT OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...4-6 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN...AND 6-8 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL RETREAT EASTWARD THIS WEEKEND WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING OVER THE CARIBBEAN. BROAD TROUGHING WILL PREVAIL N OF THE AREA AND WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. WINDS WILL PULSE TO NEAR 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EACH NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SUNDAY WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MONDAY. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS AND NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAILING ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS...AND 1-2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SATURDAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND STALL FROM NEAR 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTHWARD AND WILL INDUCE BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE AREA BY TUESDAY. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO SAT. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO SAT. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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.