000 AGXX40 KNHC 160714 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 214 AM EST Fri Feb 16 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... Broad Atlc ridge along 27N-28N extends modestly W into E Gulf attm and will weaken Fri through the weekend. This to produce moderate east to southeast return flow across most of the Gulf waters through Sat. Locally dense fog expected to develop across the N and NE Gulf waters overnight appears dense only across the NE Gulf attm with Texas coastal platforms still showing vsbys of 4-5 nm. A weak cold front will stall east to west across the northern and northwest waters on Sat, then retreat northwest on Sun night into Mon. A thermal trough will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula during each afternoon, drift west across the eastern Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours, and then dissipate over the southwest Gulf waters by late each morning. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Broad high pres ridge centered SW of Bermuda will generally remain in place through late sun to maintain strong to near gale force trades across the central and SW Caribbean, with minimal gale force conditions expected along the northwest coast of Colombia. Fresh to locally strong trades are expected elsewhere across the Caribbean, including the north-central passages. Fresh ENE trades across the E Caribbean and tropical Atlc waters will become strong Sat night through Tue. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Broad E to W ridge along 27N-28N will meander but generally remain intact through the weekend to produce anticyclonic flow across the area waters, with light to gentle winds N of 25N, and fresh to strong trades S of 25N and locally strong winds along the north coast of Hispaniola and through the Windward Passage each evening. A weak cold front will move off the SE United States on Sun, then dissipate across the northwest waters through Mon night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat into Tue night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning early today. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.