000 AGXX40 KNHC 040534 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST SAT NOV 4 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE E U.S. PRODUCING NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. BUOYS CURRENTLY INDICATING 20-25 KT WINDS ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR NW GULF. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF BY TONIGHT BUT CONTINUE 20-25 KT OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON THEN SLOWLY DECREASE TUE AND BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WED. ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE TO 27N65W TO E CUBA TONIGHT AND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT SE AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY TUE WITH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH SUN THEN 20-25 KT MON AND TUE. THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND MOVES E WITH WINDS DECREASING ON WED. COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH MON...THEN MOSTLY E TUE THEN E TO SE WED AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES. ELY TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THROUGH PERIOD. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS