000 AGXX40 KNHC 311752 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. A COLD FRONT LOCATED ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE NW GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND THEN DISSIPATE. A RIDGE CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA ACROSS N FLORIDA INTO THE N GULF NEAR 29N90W. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN DRIFT SOUTH TO A LINE FROM 27N65W ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ARE FORECAST OVER THE ATLANTIC SOUTH OF ABOUT 23N AND MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL THEN WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS MORNINGS QUIKSCAT PASS AT ABOUT 11 UTC INDICATES THE STRONGEST NE WINDS...TO 30 KNOTS...SOUTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. A MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SW NORTH ATLANTIC ZONE ON THURSDAY. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CAB