000 AGXX40 KNHC 121751 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EST WED NOV 12 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 SW N ATLC UNDER BROAD SURFACE RIDGE WITH FRESH E-NE BREEZE SHIFTING SE AND INCREASING AS STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES SE CONUS COAST SAT. FRONT ENTERS BASIN SAT NIGHT WITH VERY STRONG GUSTY N-NW WINDS AND SEAS TO 12 FT. FRONT REACH 30N65W TO E CUBA LATE MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS NRN GULF OF MEXICO SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST STALLING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THU. SECOND COLD FRONT SPEEDS OUT OF TEXAS SE COAST AND MERGES WITH STALLED FRONT THEN MOVE TO EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO WRN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. N WIND BEHIND SECOND FRONT INCREASE TO 20-30 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT SAT SPREADING E THROUGH SUN. FRONT MOVES E OF AREA LATE SUN WITH STRONG NE WINDS SUBSIDING UNDER 20 KT AND SEAS BELOW 8 FT MON. REMNANTS OF PALOMA S OF CUBA AND WEAK TROUGH JUST N OF LEEWARD ISLANDS MAINTAIN FLAT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS CARIBBEAN WITH TRADES LIGHTER THAN NORMAL...EXCEPT EXTREME NW CORNER BEHIND COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS BASIN LAST SAT THROUGH MON. E WINDS INCREASE OVER TROPICAL ATLC N OF 15N SAT THROUGH MON WITH SEAS TO 10 FT. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.