237 AGXX40 KNHC 020630 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 130 AM EST Tue Mar 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 cold front extending from the Florida Big Bend to a low near 27N94W will stall tonight. The low pressure will then drag a cold front across the western Gulf tonight into Tue morning. Gale-force winds will develop near Tampico early Tue morning, and then near the Veracruz area later in the morning. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to the central Bay of Campeche early Tue afternoon, from near the Florida Big Bend area to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Tue night, and from near Tampa Bay, Florida to near NW Yucatan peninsula on Wed. The front will move across the SE Gulf Wed night into Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Minimal gale-force winds are expected near the coast of Colombia tonight, and then again Tue night. Fresh to strong winds will continue to blow across the remainder of the south- central Caribbean through the weekend. Fresh to strong trade winds in the Gulf of Honduras will continue through Tue morning. Otherwise, north swell will continue to support large seas over the tropical Atlantic waters east of the Windward Islands through Tue. A second swell event will reach the tropical waters E of the Lesser Antilles Thu night and continue through the weekend. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Surface ridging extending from the central Atlantic will continue to support fresh to locally strong NE-E winds across the waters south of 22N through tonight. A cold front over the far NW forecast waters will reach from 31N68W to near Cape Canaveral by Tue morning. Fresh to strong N-NE winds will follow the front, forecast to extend as a stationary front across 28N by Tue evening. The front will transition to a warm front in response to low pressure forecast to move off the coast of the Carolinas on early Wed morning. The low pressure will strengthen and track NE through Thu night pushing a strong cold front across the waters N and NE of the Bahamas. This front will be preceded and followed by strong to minimal gale-force winds and building seas. In its wake, high pressure will build over the area through Fri night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning early today into today. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Wed night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Wed. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning Wed into Wed night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. $$ *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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.