000 AGXX40 KNHC 111721 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST TUE DEC 11 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. TROPICAL STORM OLGA IS MOVING THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND APPROACHING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. OLGA WILL CONTINUE MOVING W AND WEAKEN AS IT INTERACTS WITH HISPANIOLA. THE LATEST ADVISORY WEAKENS OLGA TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY WED MORNING...AND A REMNANT LOW BY WED EVENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. STRONG SURFACE RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA COUPLED WITH OLGA PRODUCING STRONG WINDS IN THE ATLC S OF 27N. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND REMAINS WEAK OVER THE N AND NW GULF THROUGH FRI THEN HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SAT AND SUN WITH NLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25-30 KT. THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE ATLC AND NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN EXTENDING FROM 31N73W ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO BELIZE. THE GFS BRING WINDS TO GALE FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE ATLC ON SUN BUT WILL WAIT AND SEE IF LATER RUNS CONTINUE THIS TREND. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC...TROPICAL STORM WARNING AMZ088. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS