000 AGXX40 KNHC 101943 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 243 PM EST Wed Mar 10 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... Strong high pressure over the southeastern U.S. will shift slowly eastward and support fresh to strong NE to E winds over the southeast Gulf and the Florida Straits through Thu night. Southeast return flow across the western Gulf will gradually expand across the entire Gulf Thu through Fri and persist through the weekend. The next cold front is expected to enter the northwest Gulf Sun and stall there through Mon. Patchy fog is possible over the northwest Gulf early next week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong high pressure building over the western Atlantic will support fresh to strong trade winds across the northwest and south-central Caribbean through late Fri, pulsing to gale- force near the coast of Colombia tonight. A surface trough will develop across the Leeward Islands Thu and move west and linger over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Sat. Seas over the tropical Atlantic waters east of the Leeward and Windward Islands will remain 8 ft or greater for the next several days in mixed NW swell and E wind waves. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 22N65W to the N central coast of Hispaniola is expected to drift northward and meander through Thu before dissipating Thu night. Strong high pressure building north of the front will support fresh to strong NE winds with large seas in mixed NW and NE swell south of 27N through the latter part of the week. Looking ahead, another cold front will move southward into the waters between Bermuda to northeast Florida Sat night through Sun, stalling along roughly 30N Sun night, then lifting northward as a warm front through Mon. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Christensen. National Hurricane Center.