000 AGXX40 KNHC 161703 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1203 PM 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... Locally dense fog forecast to develop north of 27N west of 91W tonight. 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... Strong to near gale force trades are expected across the central and southwest Caribbean through the weekend, with minimal gale force conditions along the northwest coast of Colombia, with seas building to as high as 17 ft near 12N76W. The gale winds should diminish briefly during the afternoons, and develop again each evening. Fresh to locally strong trades are forecast elsewhere across the Caribbean, including the north-central passages. Widespread strong trades are forecast across the east Caribbean and tropical waters on Sat night, with these conditions then continuing through the middle of next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... An east to west ridge along 27N will shift gradually north to along 29N on Sat night, then retract east allowing a weak cold front to move off the southeast United States on Sun. The front will quickly stall and dissipate across the northwest waters on Mon. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail north of the ridge with moderate to fresh winds expected generally south of 25N, except becoming strong along the north coast of Hispaniola and the north approach to the Windward Passage each evening. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Sun. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Wed night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.