000 AGXX40 KNHC 261751 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EST SUN NOV 26 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... RIDGE FROM THE SE UNITED STATES TO THE W GULF WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF...AND FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU WITH WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASING TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE W GULF. THERE IS CONSENSUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FORECAST MODELS FOR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE NW AND SW GULF W OF THE FRONT ON THU. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE HONDURAS COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED AND THU AS THE HIGH SHIFTS E AND STRENGTHENS. SW N ATLC... STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES W OF THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER TORRES SUAREZ