488 AGXX40 KNHC 161532 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1032 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2020 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... A stationary front over the Straits of Florida will dissipate today. A cold front over NW Gulf will stall over the northern waters tonight then lift northward on Mon. The next cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Tue night, then move slowly across the Gulf region Wed through Thu. Reinforcing cold air will push the cold front across the Gulf waters late Thu into Fri. Gale force conditions are possible west of the front offshore of Tampico, Mexico late Thu night, and offshore of Veracruz, Mexico on Fri. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Gale force winds will continue pulsing each night off the coast of Colombia through Thu night. High pressure north of the area will maintain fresh to strong trade winds elsewhere across the central Caribbean through Thu night. Large N to NE swell will move across the Tropical N Atlantic waters Mon night through Thu. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extends from 28N65W through the Florida Straits. This front will gradually dissipate through tonight. A weak trough located off NE Florida will lift NE through Mon. A cold front will briefly reach the NW waters tonight into Mon, the move N of the area by Mon night. The next cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast on Wed and stall over the northern waters on Thu. Reinforcing cold air will push the front southward Thu night into Fri. Gale conditions are possible W of the front across the north waters Thu night and Fri. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning today into Tue. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night into Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night into Fri. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri. $$ *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.