000 AGXX40 KNHC 230714 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 214 AM EST Sat Jan 23 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... High pressure ridging extends from the Florida Keys to the west-central Gulf. A stationary front along the northern Gulf may sag south slightly before stalling along the offshore waters boundary later tonight. The front will then retreat northward as a warm front through the remainder of the weekend. High pressure will rebuild over the southeast U.S.A. with increasing southerly return flow and building seas Sun into early next week. The ridge will weaken late Mon as a weak cold front moves into the western Gulf, stalling by early Tue. The front will then get reinforced and progress eastward across the basin through the remainder of the week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... The Bermuda High displaced southward to east of the Bahamas will support fresh to strong trades over the south- central Caribbean, with winds pulsing to gale force during the overnight hours off Colombia through the next several nights. Mainly moderate to fresh trades will prevail elsewhere, pulsing to fresh to strong over the Gulf of Honduras on Mon through Wed. N swell will propagate into the Tropical North Atlantic waters from Monday night through Thu. A cold front may approach the Yucatan Channel from the northwest Thu night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... The Bermuda High displaced southward to east of the Bahamas near 24N65W extends a ridge to the Straits of Florida. A cold front extending from south of Bermuda to northeast Florida will reach along 26N by Sat evening, while a reinforcing cold front merges with it along 25N by Sun morning. The merged front will stall along 20N off the coast of the Dominican Republic by Mon afternoon, and then dissipate on Tue. A new cold front will move across the northern waters Tue night shifting south while weakening through early Thu. Another cold front may move off the southeast U.S.A coast by Thu afternoon while parent low pressure rapidly intensifies north of the area through the end of the week. Gale force winds and very large seas are possible with this system. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Sat night. Gale Warning Sun night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Lewitsky. National Hurricane Center.