000 AGXX40 KNHC 270509 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM WED SEP 27 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 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WITH A STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL COAST OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE BY THU. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. OTHERWISE WINDS REMAINS LIGHT TO MODERATE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE CARIBBEAN WITH TRADES AROUND 15 TO 20 KT S OF AROUND 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRES NE OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WILL BRING 6 TO 8 FT SWELLS TO THE N PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GFS WEAKENS THE LOW TO A TROUGH ON THU AND MOVES IT TO THE NW STATIONARY FRONT IN GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W. THE FRONT WEAKENS AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS NRN GULF LATE WED AND THU. NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE THU THEN MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS AREA FRI AND CLEARS AREA SAT. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS