000 AGXX40 KNHC 251716 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. WILMA CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE OFFSHORE AREAS. COLD FRONT TRAILS S-SW AND CURRENTLY REACHES FROM JUST SE OF BERMUDA ACROSS E CUBA INTO THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN SEA. HIGH PRES IS BUILDING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA NW OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS ARE JUST ABOUT BELOW 20 KT IN THE GULF...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS NOW ABOUT 10 FT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. WINDS STILL ABOUT 25 KT ALONG 31N WITH SEAS STILL RATHER LARGE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE ATLC WATERS. SEAS OF 12 TO 17 FT CONTINUE OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA. ELSEWHERE SEAS 8-13 FT N OF ABOUT 25N E OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT AREA WIDE BY WED AFTERNOON. WITH SEAS DOWN TO 8-11 FT OVER THE NE PART BECOMING LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT THU...THEN INCREASE BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PART FRI. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W THIS MORNING WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS LATER TONIGHT. AREA OF 20 KT WINDS N OF ABOUT 15N EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY WAVE WEST INTO THE E CARIBBEAN. AREA OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN IS BEGINNING TO LOOK INTERESTING. ALL MODELS TRY TO DEVELOP LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 12Z GFS TRACKS THIS LOW NW TOWARDS NICARAGUA. WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTH. NE WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH WED. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRES MOVES WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE THU/FRI. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE NE WINDS. POSSIBLE LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN MAY TIGHTEN GRADIENT OVER THE SE GULF WHERE WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR PERHAPS 20-25 KT BY THE WEEKEND. WARNINGS... ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER BROWN