000 AGXX40 KNHC 080608 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO... CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. THE 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 COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N92W THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE SE GULF SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND MOVES E MON WITH INCREASING SLY FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS DECREASE WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE COMBINATION OF HURRICANE PALOMA IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL INCREASE NLY WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF. HURRICANE PALOMA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND OVER CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES OFF THE N CENTRAL CUBA COAST INTO THE ATLC SUN EVENING. PALOMA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS TUE AND WED. HURRICANE WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AS PALOMA CONTINUES TO TRACK TO THE NE. THE LATEST NHC ADVISORY KEEPS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE RAPIDLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AS PALOMA MOVES ACROSS CUBA AND INTO THE ATLC. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W...AMZ082. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.