000 AGXX40 KNHC 251955 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1232 PM EDT Fri Aug 25 2017 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... Hurricane Harvey was located near 26.7N 96.0W at 25/1500 UTC, moving toward the NW, or 315 degrees, at 9 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 947 mb. Maximum sustained winds are 95 kt with gusts to 115 kt. On the forecast track, Harvey will make landfall late tonight or early Saturday. Harvey is then likely to stall near or just inland of the middle Texas coast through the weekend. See hurricanes.gov for the latest information on Harvey. Farther east, a trough of low pressure persists over the eastern Gulf with a weak 1011 mb low pressure near the west coast of central Florida. This system will move across Florida today and tonight, and will have minimal impact on winds and seas across the Gulf waters. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Recent scatterometer data along with ship and buoy data indicate moderate to fresh winds over the central Caribbean, gentle to moderate over the eastern and western Caribbean as well as the tropical north Atlantic forecast zones. Seas are in the 5-7 ft range over the central Caribbean, 3-4 ft over the eastern Caribbean, 3-5 ft over the western Caribbean, and 4-5 ft over the tropical north Atlantic forecast zones. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse off the coast of northwest Venezuela and northeast Colombia the next several nights with building seas to 8- 9 ft by morning. Fresh to strong E-SE winds are expected across the Gulf of Honduras this evening and tonight with seas building to 8 ft. Similar marine conditions are also expected across the Gulf of Honduras Saturday evening and night. Little change is expected elsewhere through the next several days. In the Tropical N Atlantic waters expect gentle to moderate trades and seas in the 4-6 ft range through the forecast period. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure that prevailed over the area has started to retreat eastward as a surface trough has moved into the northwest portion of the forecast area. Recent scatterometer data along with ship and buoy data indicate light to gentle winds prevail over the forecast waters. Seas are in the 3-4 ft range outside the Bahamas and 1-2 ft west of the Bahamas. Low pressure off the west central coast of Florida will move into the northwest waters tonight. the low looks to deepen north of the forecast waters, which may produce strong winds over the northwest waters Monday. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... Hurricane Warning today. Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Sat. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Tropical Storm Warning today. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.nhc.noaa.gov/marine $$ .Forecaster AL. National Hurricane Center.