000 AGXX40 KNHC 271835 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 135 PM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 Marine Weather Discussion for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Tropical North Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W and the Southwest North Atlantic including the Bahamas ...GULF OF MEXICO... An old frontal boundary extending from central Florida across the northern Gulf waters to the coast of Texas near 28N96W will weaken and drift northward through Thu. Areas of dense fog are expected across NW and N central portions of the Gulf tonight. A short-wave trough is supporting an area of showers and tstms over the north-central and NE Gulf. Winds and seas could be higher near tstms. Weak high pres will then dominate the Gulf through the upcoming weekend, with a near 1020 mb center located over the eastern Gulf. Fresh to locally strong return flow will develop Sat night and Sun across the W Gulf ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sun afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow the front. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure located just W of Bermuda will shift eastward through early Thu to maintain fresh to strong trade winds across the central Caribbean and Atlc passages. Strong to near gale force winds are expected within about 90 nm of the coast of Colombia during the overnight and early morning hours. Winds will diminish across all but the southern Caribbean Thu through early Sun as a weak high pressure ridge dominates the SW N Atlc. Long period N to NE swell will propagate across the tropical Atlantic waters and through the Caribbean Passages Wed through Sat night, then subside Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 24N65W to near 25N72W will dissipate over the forecast waters late today. Weak low pressure will develop north of the NW Bahamas tonight and shift NE and exit the area early Thu. A trough will extends from the low center to near 28N78W by Thu morning. Fresh to strong southerly winds are expected E of the trough affecting the northern forecast waters through late Thu. A second low pressure system will develop off the SE U.S. coast early Fri and move eastward through the weekend, clipping the northern waters. A high pressure will build modestly westward along 26N during this time. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *For detailed zone descriptions, please visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/abouttafbprod.shtml#OWF Note: gridded marine forecasts are available in the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) at: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/grids.php For additional information, please visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine $$ .Forecaster GR. National Hurricane Center.