000 AGXX40 KNHC 210508 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1208 AM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 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... Moderate to fresh southerly winds will continue across the western Gulf through tonight ahead of a cold front moving SE off the Texas coast around sunrise on Mon. The cold front will extend from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico late Mon, and then stall from SW Florida to near Veracruz Mexico on Tue night. Remnants of the front will lift N on Wed and Thu. Strong N winds are forecast along the Mexican coast from 21N to 25N W of 96W on Mon, then NW winds are forecast near Veracruz on Tue. Strong NE winds will develop across the NW Gulf waters on Wed evening, with these conditions shifting S across the central Gulf on Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong to near gale force trades will pulse along the NW coast of Colombia through Thu night, except minimal gale force winds will diminish by sunrise this morning. Strong NE to E winds will spread N across the Central Caribbean waters today, then diminish some on Mon. Moderate to fresh trades will continue across the tropical Atlc waters E of the Windwards through Thu night with seas building to 8 ft on Sun on Mon. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A quasi-stationary front extends from 23N55W to E Cuba. Locally strong NE winds will continue to pulse along the N coast of Hispaniola, and across the NE Atlc approach to the Windward Passage through Thu. Remnants of the front will drift NW across the Old Bahama Channel tonight and Mon as a NE to SW orientated trough, which should dissipate on Mon evening. Expect fresh to strong NE-E flow, and seas to 6 ft near this trough. A surface high currently near 29N70W will shift E reaching a position just SW of Bermuda this afternoon where it will meander through Mon, then shift N of Bermuda on Mon night allowing a cold front to move off the NE Florida coast on Tue morning. The cold front will reach from near Bermuda to Straits of Florida on Wed night and from 27N65W to Central Cuba on Thu night. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will support strong NE winds W of 73W. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.