000 AGXX40 KNHC 020715 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. ...GALE WARNING W GULF OF MEXICO SUN THROUGH MON... GULF OF MEXICO... COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF BECOMING STATIONARY...AND EXTENDS FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 15-20 KT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. VERY LITTLE IF ANY CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. REINFORCING 1040 MB HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS SUN...RESULTING IN INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS OVER GULF WATERS SUN THROUGH MON...REACHING GALE FORCE W OF 90W AND STRONG TO NEAR GALE OVER THE REMAINDER. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH TUE AS THE WEAKENING HIGH SHIFTS E TO THE CAROLINAS. CARIBBEAN AND TROP N ATLC... WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY AS FRONT IN THE GULF WEAKENS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. HOWEVER...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN. WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY MON AS HIGH BUILDS OVER GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH VERY GRADUALLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRES OVER ATLC WEAKENS. SW N ATLC... 1036 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO NEAR GALE ELY WINDS OVER THE AREA MAINLY S OF 25N. GRADIENT IS TIGHTENING BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH SLY WINDS N OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS THE COLD FRONT EMERGES OFF THE COAST...THEN STALLS FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST EARLY MON MORNING...FOLLOWED BY INCREASED NW WINDS THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA N OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE. WINDS OVER ALONG AND E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS WILL FINALLY DIMINISH EARLY NEXT WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE HIGH TO THE N WEAKENING. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... GALE WARNING GMZ080-082 SUN-MON. FORECASTER MUNDELL