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AGXX40 KNHC 220801
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...
CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR GRAPHICAL WIND WAVE...SURFACE FORECAST AND 
PEAK WAVE PERIOD CHARTS HAS CHANGED. FOR THE ATLANTIC BASIN THIS 
INCLUDES 24...36...48 AND 72 HOUR WIND WAVE..24...48..72 HOUR 
SURFACE FORECAST AND 48 AND 72 HOUR PEAK WAVE PERIOD CHARTS. FOR 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE FAX SCHEDULE ON THE 
NHC WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/RADIOFAX.SHTML

A BROAD TROUGHING WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE PATTERN WEST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO THE EASTERN ATLC.  THE MODELS ARE 
IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY ALONG THE 
LINE THROUGH 31N51W TO THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA GRADUALLY
WILL DISSIPATE AS THE NEXT REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR MAKES 
ITS WAY FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND FAR FORECAST WATERS IN THE 
ATLC SOUTHEASTWARD. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE PASSING THROUGH THE 
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BEHIND THE SECOND FRONT WILL INDUCE A STRONG 
PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE CARIBBEAN...KEEPING WINDS GREATER THAN
20 KT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SEAS IN 
THE 8 TO 12 FT RANGE IN MOST OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN INTO 
MONDAY.

A WEAKER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF OF 
MEXICO ON MONDAY. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO BE COMPARATIVELY
WEAKER THAN THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE GULF WATERS. THE WINDS
WITH THIS WEAKER COLD FRONT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO THE
20 TO 25 KT RANGE BEHIND THE BOUNDARY ON TUE AND WED WITH SEAS 
APPROACHING 8 FT.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.