000 AGXX40 KNHC 291807 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 107 PM EST Fri Jan 29 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... Strong winds and large seas associated with a cold front exiting the region will gradually diminish today. Southerly winds will increase over western Gulf through Sat ahead of a strong cold front that will move off the Texas coast on Sun. The front will quickly move across the basin Sun through Mon. High pressure in the wake of this front will bring fresh to strong northerly winds across the Gulf through Mon. These winds will be confined to the eastern Gulf Mon night and Tue and diminish on Tue night. The front will be preceded by fresh to strong southerly winds north of 27N through Sun. Strong southerly winds will develop over the far western Gulf Wed and Wed night. These winds are forecast to builds seas to about 8 ft. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A weakening cold front from NW Haiti to near 18N88W will move southward and dissipate early Sat, while the remainder of the front will become stationary over the far northwest part of the Tropical N Atlantic waters on Sat and gradually weaken through Sun. Strong high pressure north of the area will support fresh to strong winds across the south-central Caribbean through Tue, with gale conditions expected near the coast of Colombia during the overnight hours beginning tonight and through Sun. Large northerly swell will propagate through the NE Caribbean passages and into the Tropical N Atlantic waters through the weekend, with the largest swell expected Sat night through Sun night. A second cold front is forecast to reach from western Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula on Mon and from the Dominican Republic to the central Caribbean by late Tue. Mainly fresh winds will follow in behind this front. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Gale force winds and large seas are north of 27N in the west- central Atlantic. A cold front across the forecast area extends from near 23N65W to NW Haiti. The front will move to just southeast of the area early Sat and become stationary through Sun while weakening. Large northerly swell associated with the front will affect most of the waters east of the Bahamas through Mon. Another strong cold front will move offshore northern Florida late Sun night, then reach from near 31N66W to the Dominican Republic by late Tue. Strong to near gale force southerly winds are expected ahead of this front north of 27N, while strong west to northwest winds are expected behind it. Seas will quickly build over the northwest and central forecast waters east and west of the front north of 27N from Sun night through Mon, and over the rest of the waters east of the Bahamas Tue and Tue night. These seas will begin to slowly subside Wed and Wed night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight, Sat night and Sun night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.