000 AGXX40 KNHC 160713 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 313 AM EDT Tue Mar 16 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 ridge dominates the Gulf waters with southerly return flow across the basin. Fresh to locally strong southerly flow will develop over the western and central Gulf by Tue night into Wed. A cold front is forecast to push off the Texas coast on Wed and move across the Gulf waters through Thu. The front will exit the southeast Gulf by Fri. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Pulses of gale-force winds will occur within about 90 nm of the coast of Colombia tonight and Tue night. From Wed night through Sat night, expect nightly pulses of fresh to strong winds in this region. Meanwhile, pulses of fresh to strong winds will persist in the Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola through Tue night. By Tue, fresh to strong trades will dominate most of the waters S of 18N between 64W and 80W and will continue through Fri. Fresh to strong E to SE winds are forecast in the Gulf of Honduras Tue night through Wed night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front lingers off the coast of Florida with a cold front moving across the eastern forecast waters. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas in NW swell will follow this front, affecting mainly the NE portion of the forecast waters through tonight. The cold front front will reach the Atlantic waters of Puerto Rico Tue night into Wed. The next cold front is expected to push off the Florida coast on Thu night. Fresh to strong southerly flow is expected ahead of this front through Fri. Northerly swell is expected to impact the Atlantic Passages E of the Mona Passage through the Leeward Islands Tue night into Wed. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. $$ *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 AKR. National Hurricane Center.