000 AGXX40 KNHC 251633 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EDT WED APR 25 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. BUOYS CONTINUE TO INDICATE STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO...HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES WITH AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97W EARLY THU THEN DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT THROUGH MON. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE IS ALONG 28N/29N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS N OF 25N AND ELY WINDS 15-20 KT S OF 25N. THE RIDGE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK THEN MOVES E OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT AND WEAKEN FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON. TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE NEAR 22N56W ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS INTO THE CARIBBEAN NEAR 14N78W. THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI. OTHERWISE TYPICAL TRADES CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS