000 AGXX40 KNHC 050557 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SAT NOV 05 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 STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. NLY WINDS 15-20 KT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL DECREASE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES E. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND AND THE PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT 15-20 KT WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF AND NW PORTION OF THE GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE AND MOVES OFFSHORE WED EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AFTERNOON. NLY WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W... LOW PRES N OF THE AREA WITH A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE SE INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN W OF THE FRONT...AND NLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATER THIS MORNING. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MEANDER THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. HOWEVER THE LOW SHOULD WEAKEN AND WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE TUE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... RATHER CALM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AT THIS TIME. A TROPICAL WAVE IS APPROACHING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS 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 THROUGH MON N OF 28N...AMZ080. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS