000 AGXX40 KNHC 160447 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E AND SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF AROUND 94W LATE TODAY THROUGH TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY WED THEN MOVE RAPIDLY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED NIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI. ATLC COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 31N74W TO 23N80W..WITH GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N E AND W OF THE FRONT TODAY THEN DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT AND NE OF PUERTO RICO TUE NIGHT. WINDS REMAIN STRONG N OF 25N THROUGH TUE THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM E TO W ON WED. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ATLC THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE E PORTION OF THE AREA FRI. EXCEPT FOR THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN NORMAL THROUGH MON THEN LESS THAN NORMAL MON THROUGH FRI DUE TO THE LACK OF ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... AMZ080...GALE TODAY. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS