000 AGXX40 KNHC 251855 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EST SUN NOV 25 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... SFC LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR LA COAST WILL LIFT NE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LOW IN CENTRAL TX...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS AND LIFTING A WARM FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF. NW FLOW BEHIND COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF. FUNNELING EFFECTS ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST MAY ALLOW WINDS TO REACH 25 TO 30 KT IN THE FAR WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON. MODERATE SLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE LOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF BY MID WEEK AS UPPER SUPPORT LIFTS OUT AND THE FRONT STALLS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN. ATLANTIC WATERS... QUIKSCAT DATA SHOWS FRESH ELY FLOW N OF A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT ORIENTED E-W ALONG 28N. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES CONTINUE N OF PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA. THE FRONT LIFTS N TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT AHEAD OF A LOW PRES SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. GRADIENT FLOW WILL INCREASE DUE TO HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA RESULTING IN ENHANCED E-SE WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE AS SURFACE RIDGE AXIS BUILDS WESTWARD FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA. THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E TUE AS THE LOW TRACKS INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ALLOWING TRADES N OF THE ANTILLES TO DIMINISH TUE THROUGH THU. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TUE. THE FORECAST FAVORS THE STRONGER WINDS DEPICTED BY THE ECMWF OVER THE GFS SOLUTION. CARIBBEAN... PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH 1030 MB HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS PRODUCING NEAR GALE FORCE TRADE WINDS N OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA... INDICATED BY NICE QUIKSCAT COVERAGE THIS MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON...THEN VERY GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E AHEAD OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ATLC...LEAVING FRESH TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER MUNDELL