000 AGXX40 KNHC 030726 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 226 AM EST Sun Jan 3 2021 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 cold front stretches from near Sarasota, Florida, to the Yucatan Peninsula. This front will move SE of the area early Mon. Strong N winds in the SW Gulf will decrease to fresh later today. High pressure will build into the northern Gulf today and prevail through mid-week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong winds will gradually decrease over the basin today, and gales will end off the coast of Colombia this morning, as the high pressure building south into the region weakens. Through the first half of the week, expect mainly moderate trades, with pulses of locally strong east winds N of Colombia tonight and Mon night. A weak cold front will cross the northwestern Caribbean early in the week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure centered between Bermuda and Puerto Rico will continue to drift south and weaken today, allowing a cold front to move off the Florida coast by tonight. The weakening ridge will result in winds diminishing to moderate to locally fresh north of the Antilles, but strong S winds will develop N of 28N ahead of the cold front. These winds will progress E through early week as the front moves. A reinforcing cold front will move across the waters N of 27N Tue night followed by fresh to strong NW winds prevailing into Thu. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 KONARIK. National Hurricane Center.