000 AGXX40 KNHC 041831 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION... NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM MON SEP 04 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SW N ATLC... WEAK RIDGING STRETCHES FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 KT AND POSSIBLY HIGHER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. QUIKSCAT PASS FROM ABOUT 1045 UTC THIS MORNING SHOWS E WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT S OF ABOUT 23N E OF 72W. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... TWO TROPICAL WAVES ARE LOCATED IN THE DISCUSSION AREA...ONE IS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 74W AND ANOTHER APPROACHING THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS ALONG 57W. EASTERLY FLOW COVERS THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...TO 20 KT...OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WILL BE LOCATED E OF THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. GULF OF MEXICO... WEAK FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST OFFSHORE INTO THE NW GULF TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH IS MARKED BY A 60-90 NM WIDE BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N90W TO NEAR 24.5N97W. LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE GULF EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NW GULF BEGINNING LATE ON TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED OVER THE SE GULF. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CAB