000 AGXX40 KNHC 021526 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1026 AM EST Tue Feb 2 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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters over the next couple of days. The pressure gradient between the ridge and lower pressures E of Florida supports fresh to strong northerly winds over the eastern Gulf, including the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel. These winds will gradually diminish through tonight as the ridge weakens. Southerly return flow will set-up over the NW Gulf on Thu, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the Gulf Thu night. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to near Tampico, Mexico Fri afternoon and stall afterwards before dissipating Sat. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow this front. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh northerly winds follow a cold front that extends from eastern Cuba to near Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua. These winds are funneling into the SW Caribbean along Nicaragua offshore waters, and will reach near gale force by this evening. Winds will start to diminish in the SW Caribbean Wed morning as the front stalls from Hispaniola to Costa Rica before dissipating Wed night. Fresh to locally strong trade winds in the south-central Caribbean will expand to the north-central part of the basin and the Windward Passage Thu and prevail through Sat night. Otherwise, long-period N swell over the NE Caribbean passages and the Tropical N Atlantic will start to subside today. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A strong cold front extending from 31N67W to eastern Cuba will reach from 26N65W to Haiti tonight, and from 24N65W to Dominican Republic on Wed, then stall over the SE waters on Thu before dissipating on Thu night. Strong W to NW winds, with frequent gusts to gale force follow the front while gale force SW winds are blowing ahead of the front. A reinforcing cold front will maintain gale conditions, mainly ahead of the front through tonight. Then, fresh to strong winds are expected over the north waters on Wed, diminishing to 20 kt or less by Wed night. Long period northerly swell in the wake of the front will propagate across the forecast waters and the Caribbean passages through Thu. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning today. Gale Warning Wed. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning today into Wed. .AMZ119...ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W... Gale Warning today. .AMZ121...ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning today. $$ *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.