000 AGXX40 KNHC 230532 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1232 AM EST Tue Jan 23 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... A convective cold front currently extending SW from the Florida Panhandle to near Veracruz Mexico will reach from SW Florida to the Bay of Campeche where it will become stationary NW to near 22N98W by late this afternoon. The stationary front will meander across the SW Gulf through Fri night, then lift N as a warm front on Sat. Minimal gale conditions are forecast over the SW Gulf waters near Veracruz, Mexico late this afternoon, then develop again late Wed and continuing through Wed evening. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce strong to near gale force northerly winds across the southern Gulf waters on Thu, with these conditions shifting across the E Gulf on Fri and Sat. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Nocturnal near gale force to minimal gale force trades are forecast along the the NW coast of Colombia through Sat night. A cold front will move SE across the Yucatan Basin on Tue night, and stall and gradually dissipate from Central Cuba to Northern Belize on Wed through Fri. Strengthening post-frontal high pressure will produce fresh to strong NE winds across the Caribbean W of 70W during mid week, with these conditions spreading E across the NE Caribbean late in the week. Moderate to fresh trades will continue across the tropical Atlc waters E of the Windwards through Fri, with fresh to strong NE flow forecast on Fri night through Sat night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front will move off the NE Florida coast this afternoon, reach a position from near 31N69W to the Straits of Florida late Wed, reach a position from Bermuda to Central Cuba late Thu, extend from 24N65W to the N-Central Cuba late Fri, then stall E to W along 21N on Fri night through Sat night. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of this front will produce strong NE winds W of the front on Thu evening into Fri, with strong to near gale force NE to E winds expected across the entire forecast waters S of 29N on Fri, and to the S of 27N on Sat. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into Wed night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.