000 AGXX40 KNHC 271811 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 111 PM EST Wed Jan 27 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 stretching from central Louisiana to south of Brownsville, Texas will move south and east across the western and central Gulf of Mexico today. The front will be over central Florida to Veracruz, Mexico tonight and exit the basin by Thu afternoon. Fresh to strong N winds will follow the front with gales developing over W-central Gulf this afternoon and over SW Gulf tonight through Thu. Winds and seas will diminish on Fri. Return S winds should begin building over W Gulf on Fri evening ahead of the next cold front moving off the Texas coast by Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong winds are expected to continue across the south- central Caribbean through the end of the week. Gale conditions are possible Fri night and Sat night north of Colombia. Locally strong winds are expected over the Gulf of Honduras through this morning. A strong cold front will move across the NW Caribbean on Thu. Behind the front, fresh to strong NE winds can be expected over the NW Caribbean waters through Sat and over the Atlantic passages from Fri afternoon through Sun. N swell will propagate into the NE Caribbean passages and Tropical N Atlantic waters through the weekend, with the largest swell expected Sun and Sun night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure near 26N62W extends a ridge to South Florida. A strong cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast tonight while the associated low pressure rapidly intensifies north of the forecast area. The front will stretch from 31N68W to the Straits of Florida by Thu afternoon and from 31N58W to the eastern Cuba by Thu night. Gale force winds and very large seas are expected with this system tonight through Thu night, mainly N of 27N. Winds should diminish by Fri and seas should subside by Sun. The next cold front may move off the SE U.S. coast Sun night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into Thu. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night into Sun. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning tonight into Thu. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning tonight into Thu night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning Thu into Thu night. $$ *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 AKR. National Hurricane Center.