000 AGXX40 KNHC 261843 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM TUE SEP 26 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 FROM 31N66W TO 27N80W WILL SHIFT E AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE FLORIDA N COAST. FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W WED AND BECOME STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE BY FRI. SW N ATLC WIND REMAINS LIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD. CARIBBEAN TRADES REMAIN MODERATE TO STRONG THROUGH WED THEN DECREASE AS ATLC RIDGE EDGES E. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W ENTERS TROPICAL ATLC BASIN TONIGHT WITH INCREASE IN NE WIND N OF 15N AND BRINGING IN LARGE SWELLS PRODUCED BY 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N49W...WHICH COULD DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN NEXT 36 HRS. COLD FRONT IN GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 21N95W. FRONT WEAKENS AND EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO WRN YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS NRN GULF LATE WED AND THU. NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT THEN MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS AREA FRI AND CLEARS AREA SAT. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES