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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1025 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008

UPDATED MARINE WARNINGS AND WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT

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

COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA FL TO 26N88W TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL 
QUICKLY MOVE TO A FL KEYS TO 21N96W LINE LATE TONIGHT...AND E OF 
THE GULF MON MORNING. WINDS N OF THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE RANGE
OF 20-30 KT WITH STRONGEST OF THE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF
W OF 93W DUE TO A STRONG PRES GRADIENT CREATED BY STRONG HIGH 
CENTERED OVER THE GREAT PLAINS. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS EWD TUE 
WITH WINDS BECOMING SLY OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND WED THEN 
DECREASE THU AND FRI. 

A 1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR 26N78W 
WILL MOVE EWD AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATER 
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA EARLY MON...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. NLY WINDS 
INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT THEN SHIFT TO NE TUE THEN 
BECOME E-SE WED THROUGH FRI.
 
TRADES IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON THEN STALLS. HIGH 
PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE ATLC TUE AND TIGHTENS THE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT THROUGH FRI.

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.