000 AGXX40 KNHC 160553 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST TUE JAN 16 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 20N97W. GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN DECREASE AS THE HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEAKENS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA SAT. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL MOVE EWD AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25-30 KT BY WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS FRI. GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN THE SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE STRONG ATLC HIGH HIGH WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE E AND WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE BY WED EVENING. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... GALE WARNING AMZ084 AND AMZ086 THROUGH TUE. GULF OF MEXICO... GALE WARNING GMZ082 AND GMZ080. FORECASTER DGS