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AGXX40 KNHC 141824
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST SUN DEC 14 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 MAIN SYNOPTIC FEATURE ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON IS A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS THROUGH 31N56W TO 25N67W 
TO 20N74W. NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 30 KT RANGE ARE LOCATED 
W OF THE FRONT TO 76W N OF 22N. SEAS ARE BUILDING BEHIND THE 
FRONT AND ARE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET WITH THE WAVEWATCH 3 MODEL RUN 
AT 12Z UNDER PREDICTING THE INITIAL SEAS BY ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET. 
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BUT A LOW WILL FORM 
IN THE VICINITY OF 25N55W. THIS FEATURE ALONG WITH A STRONG HIGH 
N OF THE AREA WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE LOW'S NW 
QUADRANT IN 24 HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH DAY 2. 

SOUTHEAST RETURN FLOW COVERS MOST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH 
WINDS AS HIGH AS 20 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. A FRONT WILL MOVE 
MOVE ACROSS THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS ON TUE BUT WILL MOVE 
OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS ONLY BRIEFLY BEFORE MOVING BACK INLAND 
AND DISSIPATING. WINDS WILL BE EAST TO SOUTHEAST OVER MOST OF 
THE GULF OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

WINDS WILL STEADILY BACK OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE CARIBBEAN 
BY MID-WEEK AS THE LOW MENTIONED ABOVE MOVES WESTWARD. SEAS WILL 
BUILD OVER THE ATLC PASSAGES AND MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 
FEET OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.