000 AGXX40 KNHC 171729 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST MON JAN 17 2005 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. ATLANTIC... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL BECOMINE STATIONARY FROM 21N65W TO HISPANIOLA TUE AND WED. FRONT DISSIPATES THU. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF U.S. SE COAST WED AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO N BAHAMAS THU AND FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W FRI. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS SEAS WILL CONTINUE. CARIBBEAN... A COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 10N80W WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND DIFFUSE BY WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN TO NW CARIBBEAN. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS SEAS WILL CONTINUE W OF 74W. GULF OF MEXICO... STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS AREA THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS THU AND OVER E GULF BY FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO NW GULF FRI. WIND AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLLY DECREASE. WARNINGS... ATLC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. $$ FORECASTER FT