000 AGXX40 KNHC 201733 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1233 PM EST FRI NOV 20 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. NWPS USED FOR WAVES WITH MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR OBSERVATIONS. MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN GULF. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE OVER THE NW GULF...3-4 FT OVER THE SW GULF...AND 1-3 FT OVER THE EASTERN GULF. THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MEANDER OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHILE DISSIPATING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE FAR WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT STARTING SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. NWPS USED FOR WAVES WITH MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR OBSERVATIONS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY... AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN...AND GENTLE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...4-6 FT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN...3-4 FT OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...AND 4-7 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE HAS WEAKENED N OF THE FORECAST AREA. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL AFFECT THE WATERS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY MON WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAILING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FURTHER WEAKEN N OF THE AREA WHICH WILL CAUSE WINDS TO FURTHER DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON AND WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. NE SWELLS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. NWPS USED FOR WAVES WITH MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR OBSERVATIONS. MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE NW WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS W OF THE FRONT WITH SEAS IN THE 608 FT RANGE. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS E OF THE FRONT. SEAS ARE IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT E AND STALL FROM NEAR 31N73W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN. THIS FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT ON SUN. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON...AND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO E CUBA TUE. STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL W OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS E OF THE FRONT MON. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE WARNING SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. GALE WATCH SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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.