000 AGXX40 KNHC 150545 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EDT THU NOV 15 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER S TEXAS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. NLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-30 KT W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA AND CLEARS THE GULF FRI. WINDS DECREASE FROM W TO E FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT AND MOVES E SUN WITH WINDS BECOMING SLY ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 30N WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT INTO THE ATLC LATER TODAY AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT AND FROM 31N66W TO W CUBA EARLY FRI THEN WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. STRONG WINDS...20-30 KT...BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI THEN DECREASE AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH 20 KT WINDS ACROSS THE S CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE N TO 20 KT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS