000 AGXX40 KNHC 221722 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM FRI SEP 22 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STRONG RETURN SLY FLOW ON THE W SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL PRODUCE 20 TO 25 KT WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF...CONTINUING THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N97W EARLY MON AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT ON MON BECOMING 10 KT TUE. HURRICANE HELENE EXITING THE REGION...BUT STILL PRODUCING LARGE SWELLS ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT AS THE STORM MOVES FURTHER E. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 39W WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 12N39W IS ENHANCING TRADE WINDS N OF THE LOW GENERATING 8 TO 10 FT SEAS BETWEEN 15N-20N. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE W ATLANTIC THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE. TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COLUMBIAN COAST. ATLC RIDGE MOVES E SUN/MON WITH TRADES ONCE AGAIN DECREASING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN THEN TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE WITH SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT E OF THE WAVE. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER MUNDELL