000 AGXX40 KNHC 051859 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST SUN NOV 5 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. SW N ATLC... COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA MON WITH THE SRN PART WEAKENING OVER THE SE PART MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 1038 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATED NUMEROUS NE WIND VECTORS IN THE 25-30 KT RANGE W OF THE FRONT S OF 27N. SEAS HERE ARE IN THE LARGE CATEGORY WITH SHIP AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATING SEAS AS HIGH AS 15 FT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TUE WHILE STRONG SLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE NE PART THROUGH THU AS WEAKEN LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH THE NRN SECTION. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... THE TAIL END OF THE W ATLC FRONT HAS WASHED OUT JUST S OF E CUBA. THE QUIKSCAT PASS FROM THIS MORNING INDICATED N-NE WINDS OF 20-25 KT N OF 18N E OF 80W. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE NW PORTION...BUT REMAIN STRONG OVER THE S/CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SEWD N BEHIND THE FRONT WHILE LOW PRES IS OVER COLOMBIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG HERE THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN DIMINISH TUE THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. WINDS REMAIN CONSTANT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE THROUGH FRI ALTHOUGH SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 FT OVER THE N PART MON NIGHT THROUGH WED SUBSIDING TO 8 FT THU AS SWELL PROPAGATE IN FROM THE N AND NW. GULF OF MEXICO... BOTH SHIP AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN SHOWING E WINDS IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF UNDER STRONG PRES GRADIENT FROM HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD. SEAS UP TO 10 FT ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THESE AREAS OF THE GULF. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MON ...THEN SHIFT TO THE SE PART OF THE GULF MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE BEFORE EXITING THE AREA AS WEAK PRES FIELD BECOMES ESTABLISHED. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND ERN GULF WED...EXITING THE GULF WED NIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT BRIEF PERIODS OF 15-20 KT NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE SEEN OVER PARTS OF THE NRN AND E GULF TUE AND WED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT ALL SECTIONS OF THE GULF THU AND FRI AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE NW SECTION ALLOWING FOR LIGHT RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER AGUIRRE