000 AGXX40 KNHC 270528 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 125 AM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO... CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. UPPER LEVELS... STRONG LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE EAST CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA MOSTLY NORTH OF 25N TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE TROUGH PASSING EAST OF BERMUDA FRIDAY. WEAK WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE LEFT BEHIND THE TROUGH NORTH OF 25N. ELSEWHERE WEAK RIDGE IS OVER THE AREA. SURFACE... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES BEHIND THE LONGWAVE TROUGH AND BE CENTERED OVER EAST TEXAS TUESDAY AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH FRIDAY BUT REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. STRONG NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND CATCH UP WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE ATLANTIC ALONG A LINE FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA THE WINDS WILL BE TO 30 KNOTS AND WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE IN GUSTS. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE ATLANTIC AREA WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH AFFECTING THE ENTIRE AREA AS THE FRONT WEAKENS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE BAHAMAS THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN AND THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.