000 AGXX40 KNHC 071936 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST SUN FEB 07 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND WILL SHIFT E AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS MON NIGHT WITH NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVER THE SW GULF TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH A TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT E...WITH A COLD FRONT EXITING THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING. SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC W OF 55W... COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N57W TO E CUBA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 26N55W TO 23N61W...THEN STATIONARY TO HISPANIOLA TUE NIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE TUE AND WED. A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL THEN SEE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO SHIFT OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED N OF 30...AND POSSIBLE FURTHER S WITH THIS FRONT AS IT SHIFTS ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH THU. CARIBBEAN... COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM E CUBA TO NICARAGUA WILL REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN IS RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS. TRADES WILL INCREASE AGAIN MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW N ATLANTIC INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED MORNING WILL REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA THU BEFORE STALLING. WARNINGS... ATLC... .AMZ080...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF 73W WED INTO THU... CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL