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AGXX40 KNHC 250739
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EST TUE NOV 25 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 50W WED NIGHT 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...
1006 MB GALE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC NEAR 31N51W. COLD 
FRONT FRONT EXTENDS S FROM THE LOW TO 24N52W 19N55W. STRONG 
NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS ARE WEST OF THE FRONT. WINDS 
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 20 KT WEST OF 
60W WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT 
AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTH GULF OF MEXICO TO OFF THE 
SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKENING OVER THE 
ATLANTIC AREA THURSDAY. 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 FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.