000 AGXX40 KNHC 231757 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 110 PM EST THU NOV 23 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM N FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF WILL STRENGHTHEN THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE E GULF FRI NIGHT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... STATIONARY FRONT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO PANAMA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. STRONG NLY WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL ALSO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT ALTHOUGH MODERATE NE WINDS WILL BE MAINTAINED OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES OVER THE E GULF OF MEXICO. MODERATE TRADES WILL DECREASE THU NIGHT AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS N OF THE AREA. SW N ATLC... A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N69W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO HAITI FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W OF THE FRONT FRI INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE W PART THROUGH MON. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER FETORRES