000 AGXX40 KNHC 030604 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 205 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO... CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO AND SW N ATLC... COLD FRONT FROM WEAK LOW NEAR 31N75W SWWD THROUGH 27N80W 23N85W TO 20N93W. PERSISTENT PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N69W 23N79W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 17N85W 1010 MB. RIDGE CUTS ACROSS FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC THROUGH 26N65W 23N75W. COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AND STALL ALONG 31N74W 23N79W 17N87W BY THIS EVENING THROUGH SAT. THE PORTION S OF 27N DRIFTS WWD THROUGH NW BAHAMAS TO NE YUCATAN SUN BEFORE LOSING ITS IDENTITY ALTOGETHER WHILE THE N PORTION SLOWLY DISSIPATES IN PLACE. STRONG HIGH PRESS BUILDS ACROSS THE MID ATLC STATES WITH AN INCREASE IN NE WINDS TO 20 KT OVER AREAS OF THE SW N ATLC N OF 28N W OF A REJUVENATED FRONT ALONG 29N65W 28N81W BY LATE TUE. LIGHT WINDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE IMMEDIATE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AND TUE. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 44W AND 55W ARE MOVING W 12 KT AND ARE THE MAIN FEATURES GOVERNING THE WEATHER IN THE TROPICS...THOUGH BOTH ARE WEAK AND REPRESENT NOTHING MORE THAN A WIND SHIFT ACROSS THEIR RESPECTIVE AXES. LIGHT TRADES ARE THE RULE FOR NOW ACROSS THE TROPICAL BELT. ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS OVERALL SCENARIO IS THE RIDGE OVER THE E ATLC WILL ALLOW WINDS TO PICK UP TO 20 KT ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN WEAKEN SOMEWHAT SUN THROUGH TUE. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.