000 AGXX40 KNHC 161819 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM EST MON NOV 16 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE NW GULF OF MEXICO FROM SW COAST OF LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TONIGHT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED WHERE IT STALLS THEN DISSIPATES THU. STRONG NLY WINDS INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT...AND COULD REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW GULF TUE. THE WINDS DECEASE ON WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE RIDGE MOVES E AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 24N97W FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVES RAPIDLY E TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. NLY WINDS BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF THE FRONT ON FRI...THEN DECREASE SAT. A 1008 MB LOW PRES IN THE ATLC IS CENTERED NEAR 29N66W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE S THEN TO THE SW LATER IN THE WEEK BEFORE FINALLY DISSIPATING SAT. THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGHER PRES TO THE N BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...WITH ELY WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY 10-15 KT AWAY FROM THE LOW WITH SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. BROAD TROUGHING PREVAILS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 70W-75W WITH WEAK RIDGING ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE MIDDLE OF PUERTO RICO INTO THE COASTAL WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT ESE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ACROSS THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN. WINDS ARE GENERALLY 10-15 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W TUE...ZONE GMZ082 $$ FORECASTER DGS