000 AGXX40 KNHC 111831 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EST SUN JAN 11 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO... CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK FRONT STALL ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT AND MON WAITING FOR REINFORCING COLD FRONT ON ITS WAY ACROSS SE STATES. WELL ANCHORED RIDGE OVER SW N ATLC REFUSES TO BUDGE BUT WILL GIVE WAY TUE WHEN SECOND FRONT MERGES WITH STALLED FRONT. WARM GULFSTREAM WATERS SHOULD PRODUCE ENOUGH MIXING TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SURFACE N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT. GALE SHOULD BE SHORT-LIVED AS RIDGE WON'T MOVE MUCH AND WILL SHIFT COLD FRONT UPPER SUPPORT NE BY WED. GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT STALLS NEAR YUCATAN PASSAGE BRINGING PRESENT GALE FORCE WINDS DOWN LATE TONIGHT OR MON. SECOND FRONT ENTERS GULF BRINGING MORE STRONG WINDS ALTHOUGH SHORT OF GALE FORCE...MERGES WITH STALLED FRONT AND MOVES OUT OF GULF. BY WED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME UNDER 20 KT WITH LINGERING NE SWELL QUICKLY SUBSIDING W OF 90W AND BY THU E OF 90W. VERY STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 14 FEET ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AS GRADIENT THERE TIGHTENS WITH 100 MB LOW PRES OVER THAT COUNTRY. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 93W...GMZ082. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.