000 AGXX40 KNHC 240337 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1037 PM 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... A stationary front extends across the northern Gulf coastal waters. The front will slowly retreat northward as a warm front through the weekend. Some fog is expected N of the boundary. High pressure will build over the SE U.S. with increasing southerly return flow and building seas Sun and Mon. 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 into Fri. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure due north of the Caribbean will continue to support fresh to strong trades over the south-central Caribbean, with winds pulsing to gale force during the overnight and early morning hours off Colombia into late next week. Mainly moderate to fresh trades will prevail elsewhere, pulsing to fresh to strong over the Gulf of Honduras Mon night through Wed. N swell will propagate into the Tropical North Atlantic waters Mon night into Thu night. A cold front will enter the Yucatan Channel Thu night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front from 26N65W to near Melbourne, Florida, will sag S to along 24N by Sun morning, and along 21N by Mon morning. Another cold front will slide across NE waters Sun and Mon. A stronger cold front will move off the SE U.S coast Thu while the associated low pressure rapidly intensifies N of the area through the end of the week. Gale force winds and very large seas are likely with this system. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night into Thu. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Sun night into Mon night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Tue. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu into Thu night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu into Thu night. $$ *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.