000 AGXX40 KNHC 240831 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST MON NOV 24 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 THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONT IN THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND BE ALONG A LINE THROUGH DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA TO 25N85W TO 22N93W IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER TO THE MEXICO GULF COAST NEAR 22N. 20 KT WINDS WILL BE ABOUT 180 NM NORTHWEST OF THE FRONT. SEA HEIGHTS MAY RANGE FROM 6 FT TO 7 FT IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...AND IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE MIDDLE GULF... SPREADING INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE MIDDLE GULF WITH TIME. HIGH PRESSURE COVERS AREA AGAIN AFTER THIS FRONT. A SECOND FRONT IS PRIMED TO ENTER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 6 TO 12 HOURS FROM THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE CARIBBEAN SEA... A 1007 MB LOW CENTER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AREA NEAR THE PANAMA COAST HAS BEEN DEEMED TO BE A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 72 HOURS ON THE WIND WAVE CHARTS. THE T/CI NUMBERS FROM THE TAFB ARE 1.0/1.0 CURRENTLY. STAY TUNED. NORTHEASTERLY 20 KT WINDS START OFF EVERYWHERE WEST OF 66W... SHRINKING IN SIZE TO BE SOUTH OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W AFTER 24 HOURS...AND BECOMING AN AREA OF ONLY 15 KT TO 20 KT WINDS SOUTH OF 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 79W ANOTHER 12 HOURS TO 18 HOURS AFTER THAT TIME. THE SEA HEIGHTS IN THAT AREA DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM 8 FT TO 12 FT. THE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 75W/76W WILL BECOME ABSORBED BY WHATEVER BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1007 MB PANAMA LOW PRESSURE CENTER. THE ATLANTIC OCEAN... THE CURRENT ATLANTIC STATIONARY FRONT IS WEAKENING. THIS BOUNDARY WILL RECEIVE AN EXTRA BOOST OF ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY FROM THE WHOLE SYSTEM SURROUNDING A DEVELOPING GALE NEAR 32N53W AT 24 HOURS...ENOUGH IN ORDER TO CAUSE THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN. 20 KT WINDS AND 12 FT SEA HEIGHTS WILL BE AT LEAST 700 NM TO THE WEST OF THE COLD FRONT FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DIE OFF AND LEAVE THE SAME SEA HEIGHTS FOR ANOTHER 12 HOURS. THE WINDS AND SEA HEIGHTS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD LATE TUESDAY INTO THE EASTERNMOST PARTS OF THE AREA WITH THE DEVELOPING DEEP LAYER CYCLONIC ACTIVITY. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS FORECAST TO BE A GALE NEAR 32N53W IN 24 HOURS IN THE FAR NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE AREA... AND THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA BY 48 HOURS. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.