000 AGXX40 KNHC 011804 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 215 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF OF MEXICO IS QUICKLY LOSING ITS IDENTITY. SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE COVER MOST OF THE GULF BUT ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE UPPER THIRD OF THE TEXAS COAST AND MOST OF THE LOUISIANA COAST. A RIDGE STRETCHES FROM A 1026 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 31N71W ACROSS THE N FLORIDA PENINSULA TO NEAR 29N90W. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE DAYS. FAIRLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE ATLANTIC SOUTH OF ABOUT 23N AND MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. GLOBAL NOAA WAVEWATCH THREE MODEL IS UNDER FORECASTING SEA HEIGHTS OVER THE ATLANTIC SOUTH OF 23N EAST OF THE BAHAMAS BY TWO TO THREE FEET. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CAB