000 AGXX40 KNHC 251736 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 136 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 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... The pressure gradient between a ridge building over the eastern Gulf and low pressure over eastern Mexico will support fresh to strong southeast winds over the central Gulf today. A cold front will move into the western Gulf today, with a brief period of near gale force winds west of the front off Tampico, Mexico this afternoon. The front will stall and weaken late tonight and dissipate by early Sat. The remnant boundary will then shift westward into Mexico and southern Texas Fri through Sat. Another cold front is expected to move into the western Gulf of Mexico on Sun, reach from the NE Gulf to the southwestern Gulf Mon and become stationary. This front will transition to a warm front across the central Gulf Tue, lifting to the far northern Gulf late Tue. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure will build over the western Atlantic and prevail through 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 well into next week. Fresh to strong trade winds will expand in coverage this weekend to the remainder of the central and eastern Caribbean, and change little into early next week. Fresh to strong winds will prevail in the Gulf of Honduras through early Mon, then diminish to fresh speeds into late Tue. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A high pressure ridge will build westward across the northern waters, roughly along 29N through Fri and change little through the weekend. The ridge will begin to shift eastward late Sun night through Tue night in response to a cold front that will move off the southeastern U.S. coast. The cold front will reach from near 31N72W to 29N75W, where it will become stationary to east-central Florida. By late Tue, the stationary front will lift back N as a warm front, while the cold front shifts E of 65W. Moderate to fresh winds will continue south of the ridge, with winds strengthening over the approach to, and into, the Windward passage tonight into early next week. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning Within 90 nm of Coast of Colombia through Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.