000 AGXX40 KNHC 251741 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM MON SEP 25 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. ATLC SURFACE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST TUE. FRONT THEN BECOMES STATIONARY FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU. SECONDARY SURGE PUSH FRONT S TOWARDS NRN BAHAMAS/S FLORIDA FRI. WIND REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD. ATLC RIDGE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE/STRONG TRADES OVER S/CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH STRONGEST WIND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ATLC HIGH WEAKENS AND MOVES E BY MIDWEEK AND TRADES DECREASE. COLD FRONT IN GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 21N97W. FRONT WEAKENS RAPIDLY EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO WRN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND NE WINDS BECOME LIGHT TO MODERATE. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS NRN GULF LATE WED THROUGH FRI. NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT THEN MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS AREA FRI. NE WIND INCREASE BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES