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AGXX40 KNHC 120522
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1230 AM EST WED NOV 12 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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E 
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND EXTEND
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THU. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE TO MOBILE ALABAMA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE 
FRI...THEN GET RE-ENFORCED SAT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 
THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AFTERNOON. NLY WIND INCREASE 
TO 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT SAT. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA SUN
WITH STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF.

ATLC SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DRIFT W AND 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BRING 
15-20 KT ELY WINDS TODAY AND THU. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE 
U.S. COAST SAT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA SUN. STRONG SLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT NLY 
WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT SUN.

MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT THEN 
INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. ELY WINDS INCREASE 
OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT AND SUN WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 11 
FT.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.