000 AGXX40 KNHC 241745 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM 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 UPPER LEVELS... MODERATE WESTERLIES NORTH OF 20N. STRONG SHORTWAVE NEAR 55W MOVE EAST OF 55W LATE TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG SHORTWAVE OVER UNITED STATES MIDWEST MOVE TO EAST U.S. COAST LATE TUESDAY AND THEN MOVE PAST BERMUDA EARLY THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY BROAD RIDGE OVER THE AREA EXCEPT FOR A TROUGH OVER ATLANTIC AREA NORTH OF 15N EAST OF 67W. TROUGH MOVE EAST AND BROAD RIDGE OVER ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY WITH MODERATE WESTERLIES NORTH OF 25N. SURFACE... FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WEST OF THE FRONT. WINDS WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 20 KT WEST OF 60W TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO TO OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST EARLY TUESDAY THEN WEAKENING OVER THE ATLANTIC AREA WEDNESDAY. LARGE HIGH BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DOMINATE THE FLOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST AND REMAINS OVER THE ATLANTIC AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SATURDAY REMAINING OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE GULF. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.