000 AGXX40 KNHC 111753 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC THROUGH 31N65W INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THEN CONTINUES AS A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. A TROUGH IS ALSO EVIDENT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AND BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER MOST OF THE ATLANTIC WEST OF 60W AND ALSO THE CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUESDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF EMERGING OFF THE GEORGIA/NE FLORIDA COAST AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT...EXCEPT TO 30 KNOTS OVER THE SW PART. OVER THE ATLANTIC N OF ABOUT 28N WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CAB