000 AGXX40 KNHC 250606 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 210 AM EDT WED APR 25 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 24N55W ACROSS US/UK VIRGIN ISLANDS TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 15N77W. THIS BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO LOSE IDENTITY OVER THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND OVER THE TROPICAL ZONE BY SAT. MODELS STILL INDICATING HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA WILL SHIFT A LITTLE MORE EASTWARD TODAY THEN MEANDER NEAR 30N60W THROUGH 48 HOURS THEN SHIFT E OF AREA. THE ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDS W ALONG OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT E OVER THE W GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TX COAST TONIGHT. NO SURPRISE AGAIN THAT GFS SOLUTION HAS BECOME AGGRESSIVE OVER PREVIOUS RUNS AND NOW MOVES THIS OFF GA COAST FRI NIGHT AND INDICATES A WEAK WIND SHIFT WILL MAKE IT TO S FL SAT MORNING AND TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN! NOTE THAT HPC FRONTAL GUIDANCE ALSO CHANGING AS MODELS ADJUST. A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN WAKE OF FRONT WITH NLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT ONLY REACHING MAX OF 15 KT AND EXPECTED TO QUICKLY VEER BACK TO ELY. SLY WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT MAY REACH MAX OF 20 KT. IMPRESSIVE CONVECTION ALONG FRONT OVER TX ATTM EXPECTED TO WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AS ASSOCIATED UPPER SUPPORT BEGINNING TO LIFT NE OVER CENTRAL CONUS. WITH RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS EXPECT ELY WINDS IN 15-20 KT ACROSS ALL WATERS S OF 25N EXCEPT SURGES TO 25 KT ALONG N COLOMBIAN COAST. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER NELSON