000 AGXX40 KNHC 241557 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1157 AM EDT Wed Mar 24 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 surface trough over the northern Gulf will lift northward today. A high pressure ridge building over the E Gulf and persistent low pressure near the coast of Mexico will support fresh to strong SE winds over the western and central Gulf through the end of the week. A cold front will move into the W Gulf on Thu where it will stall and weaken. The remnant boundary will then shift westward into Mexico and southern Texas Fri into Sat. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure will build over the western Atlantic through the end of the week and the weekend. Fresh to strong winds will persist over the south-central Caribbean, with gale- force winds pulsing near the coast of Colombia each night from Thu night through the weekend. Fresh to strong winds will prevail in the Gulf of Honduras through Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A high pressure ridge will build westward across the northern waters through the end of the week and persist through the weekend. Light to gentle winds will freshen over the southern waters this weekend as the ridge builds and prevails. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 ERA. National Hurricane Center.