000 AGXX40 KNHC 270653 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EST MON NOV 27 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SE UNITED STATES AND GULF OF MEXICO HAS HEALTHY 120 KT JET CORE OVER CENTRAL PLAINS AND GOOD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER ENTIRE GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE OVER GULF MAINTAINS VERY DRY AIR MASS EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA INTO E PAC. RIDGE MOVING QUICKLY E AS NEW LONGWAVE TROUGH CROSSES ROCKIES. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT NW GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE THU AND FRI. SW N ATLC... DEEP LAYER LONGWAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT CROSSES SW N ATLC WATERS EXTENDING DRYNESS INTO ATLC EXCEPT EXTREME SE CORNER. TROPICAL MOISTURE ADVECTED BY CARIBBEAN RIDGE FEEDS INTO WEAKENING COLD FRONT NOW FROM 23N65W TO HAITI. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC... WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM HAITI PANAMA COASTAL WATERS SHOULD DISSIPATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG NE WINDS CONTINUE OVER NW CARIBBEAN W OF TROUGH LIKELY TO INCREASE AS HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER SE CONUS IS FORCED E BY UPSTREAM SYSTEM. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES