000 AGXX40 KNHC 040556 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT FRI NOV 04 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 CURRENTLY FROM THE FLORIDA PAHNANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPEHCHE WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES E SO WILL LET GALE WARNING EXIRE. HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT AND WINDS DECREASE BELOW 20 KT FROM W TO E OVER THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH STRENGHTENS OVER THE SE U.S. ON MON AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVALOP JUST N OF THE AREA ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN W OF THE FRONT AND NLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE. THE LOW MOVES TO 30N69W MON AND WEAKENS AND WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE. THE LOW THEN BECOMES NEARLY SATIONARY THROUGH TUE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... RATHER CALM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AT THIS TIME. A TROPICAL WAVE IS APPROACHING THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE AND WILL MOVE E INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND THEN DISSIPATE. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WARNINGS... GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... .NONE. .SW N ATLC... .GALE WARNING SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N...AMZ080. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS