000 AGXX40 KNHC 110713 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 213 AM EST Thu Feb 11 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... Ahead of a cold front, throughout the northern and eastern Gulf, areas of fog prevail into Fri due to very warm moist air over cooler waters. This cold front will move off the Texas coast today, the slowly track SE, reaching from near Mobile Bay to the western Bay of Campeche Fri, and stretching from the Florida Panhandle to eastern Bay of Campeche Sat. Strong to near gale force winds will affect the far western Gulf tonight through Sat night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the Caribbean Sea will maintain fresh to strong trade winds over the central and portions of the SW Caribbean through Mon night. Gale force winds will pulse off the coast of Colombia early this morning and again tonight, with near gale conditions prevailing through the weekend. Fresh to strong winds are also expected in the Gulf of Honduras and Windward Passage through Fri. Otherwise, NE swell will affect the tropical N Atlantic waters tonight through early next week with building seas to 9 ft. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure will dominate until Sat night, when a cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast. This front will stall just offshore into Mon, with moderate southerly winds ahead of it over much of the area. Surface ridging extending across the region will continue to support fresh to strong winds at night between Hispaniola and Turks and Caicos, and the approaches of the Windward Passage into Sun. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 KONARIK. National Hurricane Center.