000 AGXX40 KNHC 041828 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 145 PM EST SUN FEB 04 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST S OF BERMUDA TO 27N73W AND THEN BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND INTO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE. WIDESPREAD RAIN COVERS MOST OF THE AREA N OF THE FRONT OVER FLORIDA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. NE WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE ARE LOCATED WITHIN 3 TO 4 DEGREES N OF THE FRONT W OF 80W. AN ALTIMETER PASS AT ABOUT 1210Z MEASURED 8 TO 9 FOOT SEAS OVER THE GULF OFF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22.5N90.5W. STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE AREA ARE OFF OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST WITH QUIKSCAT WINDS AT ABOUT 1115Z INDICATING NE WINDS OF 30 KNOTS AND EVEN A COUPLE OF 35 KNOT WIND BARBS. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE EXISTING FRONT ON MONDAY ALONG A LINE FROM 31N60W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. NORTHERLY 20 TO 25 KNOT WINDS ARE FORECAST W OF THE FRONT. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CAB