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AGXX40 KNHC 301806
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
115 PM EST SUN NOV 30 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

GULF OF MEXICO...
A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT 
AT MINIMAL GALE OVER WATERS N OF 26N. REINFORCING COLD AIR IN 
THE FORM OF A SERIES OF DRY BACKDOOR FRONTS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG 
NW TO N WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND DECREASING FROM THE W 
THROUGH MON NIGHT. A RIDGE BUILDS SW DISSECTING THE GULF OF 
MEXICO FROM FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE NIGHT. BY THEN 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL HAVE SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE AT 15 TO 
20 KT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TX WED 
NIGHT. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC ZONE...
SOUTHERLY WINDS HONKING AT 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AS 
COLD FRONT ADVANCES THROUGH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT 
SHOULD CLEAR YUCATAN PASSAGE AROUND SUNRISE MON ALLOWING N WINDS 
TO SURGE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL REACHING GULF OF HONDURAS AT 20 
TO 25 KT BY SUNSET MON. FRONT WILL REACH FROM E CUBA TO E 
CENTRAL NICARAGUA BEFORE NORTHERLY WINDS BEGIN TO BRIDGE THE 
REMNANTS ON WED WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 20 KT LATE 
THU. NE WINDS AT 15 TO 20 KT COVER MOST OF THE TROPICAL ATLC 
ZONE TO THE N OF 12N AND EXTEND W INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WITH 
CONDITIONS MERGING WITH THE NORMAL E NE TRADES ALONG THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUE THEN THE 
GRADIENT WILL RELAX A BIT LATE WED THROUGH FRI.   

SW N ATLC...
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE AT 25 TO 35 KT OVER NW WATERS IN ASSOCIATION 
WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH SHOULD SLIP OFF THE GA 
COAST AROUND SUNSET TODAY...AND REACH THE NW BAHAMAS MON. THE 
FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL ALONG PSN 31N70W TO E CUBA TUE AS A 
BACKDOOR FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THIS SECOND SURGE WILL 
OVER RUN THE INITIAL REMNANTS WITH THE COMBINED FRONT REACHING 
FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA WED NIGHT BEFORE STALLING AGAIN AND 
WASHING OUT ON THU. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER FRONT OFF GA COAST FRI.

ATLANTIC...
GALE WARNING AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING GMZ084 AND GMZ086.

FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.