000 AGXX40 KNHC 231744 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1245 PM EST SUN NOV 23 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 UPPER LEVELS... BROAD RIDGE OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC SOUTH OF 20N...THE CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. ELSEWHERE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES AND 20N. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SOME AND THE WESTERLIES WILL EXTEND SOUTH TO NORTH OF 20N BY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THAT WAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL PASS OFF THE EAST U.S. COAST TUESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY NORTH OF THE AREA AND SWING PAST BERMUDA EARLY THURSDAY. SURFACE... STRONG HIGH NORTH OF THE ATLANTIC AREA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE MONDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST PASSING EAST OF BERMUDA LATE WEDNESDAY. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE ATLANTIC FRIDAY. NEXT MODERATE TO STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE POISED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.