000 AGXX40 KNHC 010521 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST WED NOV 1 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. COLD FRONT OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LATE TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. THU AND THU NIGHT INCREASING THE NELY WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH SAT THEN GENERALLY E OF 90W ON SUN. HIGH PRES N OF THE ATLC AREA WILL MOVE E AND STRENGTHEN INCREASING THE EASTERLY WINDS N OF AN OLD COLD FRONT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU AND STRENGTHEN AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE EASTERN U.S. BY EARLY FRI THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI WITH NE 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 30 KT OVER THE ATLC BY EARLY SUN. QUIKSCAT PASS FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING INDICATES 15 TO 20 KT TRADES IN THE TYPICAL AREAS OF THE CARIBBEAN. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AS THE ATLC RIDGE MOVES EWD WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL NOT MAKE IT TO FAR S INTO THE CARIBBEAN...BUT STRONG ATLC RIDGE WILL INCREASE NE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS