000 AGXX40 KNHC 010734 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 AM EST THU JAN 01 2009 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 GULF OF MEXICO... A FRONT IS QUASI STATIONARY E-W ALONG 25N WITH SLIGHT EVIDENCE OF A FRONTAL WAVE LOW INLAND OLD MEXICO NEAR 25N99W. EVEN IF THIS LOW DOES NOT COMPLETELY FORM STILL EXPECT THE FRONTAL REMNANTS TO LIFT N TODAY AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WSW ACROSS THE GULF FRI ALONG 24-25N WITH A GENERAL E-W RIDGE PERSISTING THROUGH SAT. SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN WATERS THEN DIMINISHES SOMEWHAT LATE SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ALONG THE TX COAST AROUND MID MORNING SUN. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ALMOST STALL OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT WITH NE WINDS 15-20 KT N OF FRONT. A SECONDARY SURGE ARRIVES MON INCREASING THE WINDS N OF THE FRONT BRIEFLY TO 25-30 KT AND PUSHING THE FRONT E TO A LINE FROM FL PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUNRISE TUE. ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC N OF 18N... A COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY NLY 20-25 KT WINDS...EXTENDS FROM 31N69W ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS TO EXTREME SE FL. EXPECT FRONT TO MOVE SE TO PSN 26N55W TO 23N73W AROUND SUNRISE FRI AND DISSIPATE OVER THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT PRECEDED BY SW 15-20 KT WINDS...MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN ATLC WATERS SAT. MODELS HAVE REVERSED AND NOW STALL THIS FRONT ADVANCE TO ALONG 29-30N SUN AND BUILD A RIDGE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA SUN NIGHT WITH ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE NW PART MON. CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS S OF 18N... THE SERIES OF COLD FRONTS TO THE N ARE DRIVING LONG PERIOD N SWELLS S ACROSS THE ENTIRE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE AND THE CARIBBEAN E OF 70W TO THE NE COAST OF S AMERICA. OTHERWISE MOSTLY NE-E WINDS AT 10-15 KT OVER AREA N OF 15N AND NE 15-20 KT S OF 15N...THOUGH A LITTLE STRONGER ALONG NW COAST COLOMBIA...THROUGH SAT. WINDS BECOME SE 15-20 KT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.