000 AGXX40 KNHC 091800 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. RIDGE REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH STRONG ELY WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF...AND MODERATE TO STRONG SLY WINDS IN THE NW GULF. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED THEN THE RIDGE WEAKENS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU. THE FRONT WILL BE WEAK WITH LIGHT NLY WINDS NW OF THE FRONT AND LIGHT SLY WINDS E OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT REMAINS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BROWNSVILLE ON FRI. ATLC RIDGE 31N/32N WITH NE-E WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS...WITH 15-20 KT OCCURRING S OF 27N AND 20-25 KT OVER THE SE PORTION NEAR PUERTO RICO. THE WINDS INCREASE EVEN FURTHER LATE MON AS A WWD MOVING TROUGH APPROACHES THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA. NE WINDS UP TO 30 KT AREA EXPECTED ON THE E SIDE OF THE THROUGH TUE...THEN DECREASE SOME ON WED AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE BAHAMAS THEN INTO FLORIDA BY FRI...WITH RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 28N/29N. TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG 58W...WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON..IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. STRONG NE WINDS E OF THE TROUGH AXIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED THEN DECREASE THU AND FRI. TRADES INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU AND FRI AS THE ATLC RIDGE STRENGTHENS. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS