000 AGXX40 KNHC 241732 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT SUN AUG 24 2003 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH ENTERED SW N ATLC LAST NIGHT WITH WIND N OF 28N VEERING W AND BECOMING MODERATE. TROUGH SHOULD PUSH E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT WHICH COULD ENTER FORECAST WATERS E OF 70W. HIGH PRES RIDGE REBUILDS BEHIND COLD FRONT WITH WIND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 28N. IN THE SOUTHERN END...CRESTS FROM SEVERAL TROPICAL WAVES CROSSING CARIBBEAN COULD AFFECT FORECAST WATERS BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT ANYTHING ABOVE MODERATE WIND. CONVECTION HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE AND DEEP AND THAT COULD PRODUCE STRONG DOWNDRAFTS WITH SUDDEN TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SEAS. CARIBBEAN SEA REMAINS QUIET WITH MODERATE WINDS MOVING ALONG WITH TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 79W AND 57W. SIMILAR TO THE ATLC ...DEEP CONVECTION ALONG WAVES N OF 17N COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WIND AND HIGHER SEAS. WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W SHOULD MOVE N OUT OF AREA WITH RIDGE REBUILDING ALONG 26N. WIND VERY LIGHT WITH SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT ACROSS ENTIRE GULF. OUTLOOK... GFS BRINGS WEAK DEVELOPING LOW PRES TO THE EDGE OF SW N ATLC BY DAY 5. STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH CHANGE IS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE LIGHT WIND IS EXPECTED ACROSS ENTIRE AREA. TROPICAL WAVE MOVE W ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN WITH WIND AND SEAS INCREASING TO MODERATE OR STRONGER BY DAY 3 THROUGH DAY 5... UNLESS LOW PRES SNEAKS INTO BASIN. NWW3 KEEPING GOOD TABS ON SEAS WITH LITTLE CHANGE. GULF OF MEXICO WIND REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH PERIOD. WARNINGS... NONE. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES