000 AGXX40 KNHC 031526 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1026 AM EST Wed Feb 3 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 across the southern U.S. that extends into the Gulf of Mexico will shift eastward through Thu, ahead of a cold front that will move into the northern Gulf early Fri morning. The front will stall from the Big Bend of Florida to Brownsville Texas Fri afternoon, then weaken and drift northward though Sat night. Fresh to locally strong southerly winds are expected ahead of the front on Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A nearly stationary front stretching from Haiti to western Panama will weaken from the Dominican Republic to Panama this afternoon. High pressure building north of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds across the south-central Caribbean Thu night through Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A strong cold front extending from SE of Bermuda near 31N60W to the coast of Haiti near 20N72W will reach from 24N65W to the Dominican Republic later today, then stall and weaken on Thu. Gale-force winds are noted north of 27N on either side of the front. Reinforcing cold air will maintain near-gale to gale-force conditions today, with winds diminishing tonight and Thu. Long period northerly swell in the wake of the front will propagate across the forecast waters to the Caribbean passages through Thu. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning today. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning today. $$ *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.