000 AGXX40 KNHC 171813 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 110 PM EST MON DEC 17 2007 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... BUOYS SHOW 20 KT NLY FLOW OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF...BUT ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS ELSEWHERE AT THE BASE OF SURFACE HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND VEER SE AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E. WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WILL SHIFT TO THE S AND INCREASE STARTING WED IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SURFACE LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS E ACROSS THE PLAINS. AS THE SURFACE LOW SHIFTS E. THE LOW IS PROGGED TO SHIFT E THROUGH THE NORTH FLORIDA THU...PROMPTING FRESH SW TO W WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES AND LIGHT WINDS OVER THE GULF BY LATE THU/EARLY FRI. THE PATTERN RAPIDLY REPEATS ITSELF FRI INTO SAT...WITH SLY FLOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AGAIN INCREASING AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRES AREA IN THE PLAINS. CARIBBEAN... BUOY 42056 IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS SHOWING 20 KT NNE FLOW CURRENTLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT STALLED FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO N CENTRAL HONDURAS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...LEAVING ONLY FRESH TRADES OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ATLANTIC WATERS... A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA. BUOYS AND SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOW FRESH TO STRONG NWLY BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING A LITTLE SINCE EARLIER THIS MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS PERSIST ALONG AND E OF THE FRONT GENERALLY N OF 25N. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS UPPER SUPPORT LIFTS OUT AND RIDGING BUILDS TO THE NW AND N. THIS ALLOWS WINDS DIMINISH FURTHER IN THE WATERS NE OF THE BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN ANCHORED IN THE CENTRAL N ATLC OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...ALLOWING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E FLOW IN THE WATERS E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE ELY SWELL. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN