000 AGXX40 KNHC 240533 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST WED JAN 24 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO A 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N95W WITH STATIONARY FRONT S INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W. AS THE HIGH STRENGTHENS N OF THE FRONT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE NW GULF AND CONTINUE IN THE SW GULF THROUGH THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE S AND E OF THE GULF BY THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT AND MOVES E AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT IN THE ATLC FROM 30N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL BE RE-ENFORCED THU WITH WINDS INCREASE BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE AREA SAT AND WINDS DECREASE... HOWEVER LARGE SWELLS LINGER OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE SUN...EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG TRADES...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN DECREASE AS THE ATLC RIDGE MOVES E. THE TRADE ONCE AGAIN INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... GALE WARNING GMZ080 AND GMZ082. FORECASTER DGS