000 AGXX40 KNHC 191803 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 205 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. THE ONLY PROMINENT SURFACE FEATURE OVER THE AREA IS A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS THROUGH 31N57W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN 3 DEGREES AHEAD OF THE FRONT. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ARE LOCATED WITHIN ABOUT 6 TO 7 DEGREES NORTHWEST OF THE FRONT WITH THE MORNING QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATING SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 30 KNOTS. WINDS IN THIS AREA WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. FAIRLY STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND NO FRONTS WILL MOVE OFF OF THE TEXAS COAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. IN THE CARIBBEAN TYPICAL NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE FORECAST OVER THE SOUTHWEST ZONE BUT STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE ALSO FORECAST OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN ZONE. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CAB