000 AGXX40 KNHC 021731 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EST TUE JAN 2 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. STATIONARY FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WED THEN MOVES NE TO ALONG THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER THU WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21N97W. WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF N OF A WARM FRONT E OF THE DEVELOPING LOW WED NIGHT. THE GFS IS STRONGER WITH THE LOW THEN PREVIOUS RUNS...WITH 25-30 KT WINDS E OF THE FRONT THU. THE NAM IS WEAKER WITH THE LOW WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF 15-20 KT WINDS E OF THE FRONT THU. THE NOGAPS IS A COMPRIMISE BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE NAM WITH 20-25 KT WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N95W FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST SUN. WEAK ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO 28N80W WED THEN BECOME STATIONARY. THE W END OF THE FRONT MOVES N AS WARM FRONT AND THE E END DISSIPATES THU...AND THE RIDGE RE-BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU...WITH WINDS GOING BELOW GALE FORCE THU NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT MAY DECREASE SOME OVER THE E CARIBBEAN SUN. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... GALE WARNING AMZ084 AND AMZ086. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS 000 AGXX40 KNHC 021731 RRA MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EST TUE JAN 2 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. STATIONARY FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WED THEN MOVES NE TO ALONG THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER THU WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21N97W. WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF N OF A WARM FRONT E OF THE DEVELOPING LOW WED NIGHT. THE GFS IS STRONGER WITH THE LOW THEN PREVIOUS RUNS...WITH 25-30 KT WINDS E OF THE FRONT THU. THE NAM IS WEAKER WITH THE LOW WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF 15-20 KT WINDS E OF THE FRONT THU. THE NOGAPS IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE NAM WITH 20-25 KT WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N95W FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST SUN. WEAK ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO 28N80W WED THEN BECOME STATIONARY. THE W END OF THE FRONT MOVES N AS WARM FRONT AND THE E END DISSIPATES THU...AND THE RIDGE RE-BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU...WITH WINDS GOING BELOW GALE FORCE THU NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT MAY DECREASE SOME OVER THE E CARIBBEAN SUN. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... GALE WARNING AMZ084 AND AMZ086. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS