000 AGXX40 KNHC 070730 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA EXITS BASIN TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTER BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT FRI AND SAT BUT QUICKLY REPLACED SUN BY DEEP LOW PRES 1003 MB MOVING OFF S TEXAS COAST. LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE E-NE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH LATE MON BRINGING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE SE WINDS AHEAD OF FEATURES. LOW PRES MOVES INLAND NEAR BIG BEND IN FLORIDA MON WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 19N93W. STRONG SE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF BOUNDARY AND MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE W OF FRONT..WHICH WILL INCREASE TO STRONG NE LATE TUE. ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO SE FLORIDA MOVE TO 31N65W TO E CUBA LATE FRI. STRONG SW WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT FRI...BUT DIMINISH FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRES CENTER PULLS AWAY FROM BASIN FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SECOND LOW PRES CENTER MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST TUE WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REGENERATING WINDS STRENGTH ACROSS SW N ATLC N OF 28N. ATLC RIDGE FORCED E BY STRONG COLD FRONT WEAKENED WINDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN...BUT REBUILDING NEW RIDGE SUN BRINGS A RETURN TO FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ALONG CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SPREADING INTO ENTIRE BASIN BY TUE. WARNINGS.. ATLC... .GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W...AMZ080. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES