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AGXX40 KNHC 011911
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
210 PM EST MON DEC 01 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...
REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS REANALYZED FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO 
27N96W. FRONT IS USHERING IN STRONG NW WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE FURTHER WITH 
STRONG CAA TONIGHT AND REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE CENTRAL AND E 
GULF ZONES N OF 26N. NWW3 BUILDS SEAS TO 14 FT IN THIS REGIME 
AND THIS SOLUTION IS ACCEPTED. THE REINFORCING FRO9NT CLEARS THE 
AREA BY LATE TUE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY OVER THE E GULF 
BY LATE TUE WITH SOME RESIDUAL SWELL. RETURN FLOW SETS UP NW 
GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED IN ADVANCE OF NEXT FRONT WHICH IS SLATED 
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. THIS FRONT EXTENDS FROM 
THE FL PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS BY LATE THU...AND ORIENTS ITSELF E 
TO W ALONG 28N BY LATE FRI AND INTO SAT. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 
20-25 KT N OF THE FRONT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED ALONG 
THE TEXAS COAST.

THE SW N ATLC...
PRIMARY COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W. THE LATEST 
HIGH RESOLUTION QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATED SW TO SW WINDS OF 20-25 
KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND W TO NW WINDS OF 25-30 KT W OF THE 
FRONT MAINLY N OF 29N. THIS COLD FRONT IS FCST TO MOVE SLOWLY E
AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE WITH
A REINFORCING FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE ZONE AND 
TO WITHIN 180 NM OF THE PRIMARY FRONT BY LATE TUE. STRONG CAA 
IN THE WAKE OF THE SECOND FRONT USHERS IN STRONG NW WINDS OF 
25-30 KT WITH THE GFS HINTING AT A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALES MID-DAY 
TUE. FOR NOW WILL HOLD OFF ON GALES AND LET LATER SHIFTS ASSESS 
NEW MODELS RUNS. BOTH FRONTS MERGE ON WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W 
TO 22N77W BY LATE WED WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE NE BUT 
MAINTAINING 20-25 KT S OF 27N. HIGH PRES SETTLES IN THU WITH 
WINDS DIMINISHING ALL AREAS EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE BAHAMAS. A 
THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GA COAST FRI AND ESSENTIALLY 
STALLS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A 
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE FAR W WATERS SAT. MODELS HAVE 
TRENDED WEAKER WITH THE OVERALL FRONT. 

THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC ZONE...
PRIMARY FRONT IN THE CARIBBEAN EXTENDS FROM 22N81W TO 15N83W
WITH NLY WINDS PICKING UP TO 20 KT AT BUOY 42056. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO 14N82W LATE TUE AND STALL THERE 
THROUGH WED. NLY WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF THE FRONT TO 20-25 
KT...LOCALLY 30 KT TONIGHT INTO WED. WINDS DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 
20 KT BY THU. NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT COVER MOST OF THE TROPICAL 
ATLC ZONE N OF 12N AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUE.
WINDS DECREASE TO 10-15 KT LATE TUE THROUGH SAT.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GMZ084 AND GMZ086...GALE WARNING N OF 27N.

FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.