000 AGXX40 KNHC 230515 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 115 AM EDT Tue Mar 23 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 high pressure ridge building over the NE Gulf and persistent low pressure near the coast of Mexico will support increasing SE winds and building seas over the western and central Gulf through midweek. A cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf on Thu, then stall and weaken over the central Gulf Fri into this weekend. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure will build over the western Atlantic through late this week. Fresh to strong winds will persist over the south-central Caribbean, and near gale-force winds could pulse near the coast of Colombia Thu night into this weekend. Expect increasing winds and building seas over the NW Caribbean, including the Gulf of Honduras, from Wed through Fri. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Rough seas in NE swell will persist N of 29N and W of 77W through tonight as a low pressure trough lingers off the Florida coast. Elsewhere, a weakening cold front that extends from near 31N73W across the central Bahamas to central Cuba will dissipate tonight. A high pressure ridge will build westward across the northern waters through midweek and persist into this weekend. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 AL. National Hurricane Center.