000 AGXX40 KNHC 020550 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST FRI JAN 02 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 WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E AND SLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT. WINDS DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN THEN WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON. ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE MIDWEST WILL TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT WITH S TO SW WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF TUE. WEAKENING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ATLC ZONE FROM 24N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS 29N/30N THROUGH SUN THEN MOVES E MON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY TUE AND WEAKENS. LARGE SWELLS N OF AROUND 26N WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 8 FT BY SAT NIGHT. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT OVER THE CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. ATLANTIC... NONE. CARIBBEAN... NONE GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.