000 AGXX40 KNHC 281808 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 110 PM EST SUN DEC 28 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... LARGE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA COVERS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTH AND BY WEDNESDAY BE A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE WESTERLIES NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SURFACE... WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BY TUESDAY. OTHERWISE STRONG RIDGE ALONG 30N. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTH TO ALONG 25N BY MONDAY NIGHT. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THE ATLANTIC COAST DURING WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE HIGH WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC THURSDAY. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WITH A COLD FRONT OVER THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRIDAY. STRONG TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MONDAY THEN REMAIN LESS THAN NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.