000 AGXX40 KNHC 160524 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. ALOFT A LONGWAVE TROUGH DOMINATES THE EASTERN CONUS AND WESTERN N ATLC WITH A SHORTWAVE PLUNGING SE OF THE MID ATLC COAST AND ANOTHER SHORTWAVE SHIFTING E ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. AT THE LOW LEVELS A RIDGE LIES E TO W ALONG 27N WITH THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING SW INTO TROPICAL ATLC ZONE. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG SUNRISE MON AND ALONG 22N SUNRISE TUE. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT TO E OF 55W IN ABOUT MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIP IN THE N ATLC WATERS W OF 65W AROUND SUNRISE TUE THEN MOVE S STALLING ALONG 24N ACROSS THE SW ATLC AND EXTENDING NW ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO AROUND SUNRISE WED THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATING THROUGH THU. TROPICAL ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN TRADES ARE LESS THAN NORMAL. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER NELSON