000 AGXX40 KNHC 300735 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 235 AM EST Sat Jan 30 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 over the area will shift eastward through tonight. Southerly winds will increase over the western Gulf later today 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. Fresh to strong northerly winds will prevail across the region Sun night through early Tue. Strong southerly winds will develop over the western Gulf Wed and Wed night, along with building seas. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A weakening cold front from Hispaniola to 17N87W will drift southward then dissipate later today. Strong high pressure north of the area will support fresh to strong winds in the south- central Caribbean through Tue, with gale conditions expected near the coast of Colombia late tonight. Large northerly swell will propagate through the NE Caribbean passages and into the Tropical N Atlantic waters this weekend, with the largest swell expected tonight through Sun night. A cold front is forecast to reach the Yucatan Channel on Mon, and extend from the Dominican Republic to the central Caribbean by late Tue. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front from 24N55W to Hispaniola will stall and weaken from 22N55W to Puerto Rico through Sun. 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 east of northern Florida late Sun night, then reach from 31N66W to the Dominican Republic by late Tue. Areas of gale-force southerly winds can be expected ahead of this front north of 27N. Seas associated with the front will quickly build over the forecast waters Mon through Tue. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Sun night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.