000 AGXX40 KNHC 290443 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM SUN OCT 29 2006 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...WITH DECREASING WINDS OVER THE NW HALF OF THE GULF. IN FACT BUOYS INDICATING WINDS 10 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 1 TO 2 FT OVER THE FAR NW GULF...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND SLY RETURN INCREASE MON AND MON NIGHT...THEN WEAK PRES PATTERN WED THROUGH THU WITH LIGHT ELY WINDS. ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA HAS WEAKENED AND WILL LET THE GALE WARNING EXPIRE WITH THE NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE. GFS MODEL INDICATES WEAK LOW DEVELOPING IN THE EASTERN BAHAMAS LATE MON AND MOVING N LATE TUE THROUGH THU. TRADES INCREASING OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND THEN SPREAD WWD TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE MON. NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF THE FRONT TODAY WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS