000 AGXX40 KNHC 260537 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 137 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... WEAK TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN AND WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. FEATURES WILL MOVE EAST WITH RIDGE OVER ATLANTIC SUNDAY NIGHT AND LONGWAVE TROUGH MOVING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT. FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN WITH NEARLY ZONAL FLOW NORTH OF 22N BY WEDNESDAY. SURFACE... RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH A WEAK PRESSURE PATTEN OVER THE AREA. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MIDDAY MONDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. FRONT WILL WEAKEN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE ATLANTIC AREA WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE MONDAY AND BY MIDDAY TUESDAY EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA. FRONT WILL BE WEAKENING RAPIDLY. FRONT WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT IN THE CARIBBEAN EXCEPT TO TURN LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PART OF THE AREA TO LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. FRONT WILL PASS EAST OF BERMUDA TUESDAY NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO FAR EASTERN CUBA TUESDAY NIGHT. WEAK FRONT WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA WEDNESDAY. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ALONG 31N BEHIND THE FRONT. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.