000 AGXX40 KNHC 020636 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 140 AM EST TUE JAN 2 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. CDFNT FROM 31N78W ACROSS CENTRAL FL BECOMING STNRY OVER E BAY OF CAMPECHE. NE WINDS 15-20 KT NW OF FNT IN GULF WATERS AND W 15 KT ATLC WATERS ALG GA COAST. E OF FRONT...SLY WINDS 15 KT GULF WATERS AND FL STRAITS...AND SW 20-25 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT ATLC. EXPECT FRONT TO CONTINUE E OVER ATLC WATERS N OF 29N...AND STALL OVER ATLC ALONG 27N-28N...AND MOVE BACK SLOWLY N ACROSS FL AND GULF WATERS AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NE OLD MEXICO WED NIGHT. THE NEW LOW WILL MOVE NE TO SW LA THU MORNING AND TRAIL NEW CDFNT E REACHING PSN FL BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE FRI WHERE IT LOSES ITS PUSH AND BECOMES ANOTHER WMFNT OVER CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT AND LYING E-W ACROSS N GULF COASTAL PLAINS SUNRISE SAT AS NEXT SHORTWAVE WINDS UP OVER S CENTRAL CONUS. STRONG ATLC RIDGE TO PREVENT SECOND CDFNT FROM REACHING BERMUDA. ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG ELY TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS SURGING TO 30 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT NEAR THE COAST OF S AMERICA. CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH SAT. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER NELSON