000 AGXX40 KNHC 181809 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 109 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...AND THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. ...GULF OF MEXICO... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. LATEST MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL. MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE NE GULF E OF THE FRONT...WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-10 FT RANGE OVER THE NE GULF...AND 4-6 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING...THEN WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO MEXICO FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N95W TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. LATEST MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL. MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. BROAD LOW PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE NE QUADRANT OF THE LOW WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAILING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN. MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 7-9 FT IN THE AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS...AND 5-7 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-5 FT RANGE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND 6-7 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE INLAND INTO CENTRAL AMERICA THE END OF THE WEEK. RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN BY WEEKS END WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. NE SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS WEEKEND. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. LATEST MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL. MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 25N65W TO 25N70W. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE FAR NE WATERS WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS N OF THE FRONTS WITH SEAS IN THE 6-9 FT RANGE. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL S OF THE FRONT WITH SEAS IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2-4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E AS THE COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI. THE FRONT WILL SLOW ITS EASTWARD PROGRESS AND STALL FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SAT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THIS FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT WITH THE MERGED FRONTS REACHING FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE WATCH SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE WATCH SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.