000 AGXX40 KNHC 261929 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 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... Moderate to occasionally fresh southeasterly winds will continue across the Gulf into early next week. A weak cold front may reach the western Gulf on Tue and Tue night, then stall and weaken to a trough Wed and Wed night. Patchy fog is over some sections of the NW and north-central Gulf. Areas of mostly dense fog are likely to form over the same sections of the Gulf late tonight, Sat night and on Sun night. Some of these areas may see breaks for a few hours in the afternoons. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the region in combination with low pressure over northern Colombia will continue to support strong trade winds across central Caribbean through Tue night, with winds reaching gale force near the coast of Colombia. Highest winds are expected tonight, Sat night and Sun night. Fresh to strong northeast winds will continue across the remainder of the Caribbean and Atlantic Passages through Mon. Large seas will remain over the tropical Atlantic waters east of the Windward Islands through early on Mon, before subsiding to less than 8 ft Tue afternoon. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure will remain over the area into early next week. Fresh to strong easterly winds will develop across the waters south of 22N tonight through Mon night, then diminish to moderate to fresh speeds Tue through Wed night. A cold front will move over the far northwest waters Mon afternoon, reach from near 31N69W to 28N73W and become stationary to south-central Florida on Tue. The front will weaken through Wed night. The front will be followed by strong north to northeast winds and building seas. These conditions are expected to improve on Wed and Wed night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Sun. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun into Sun night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Sat night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.