000 AGXX40 KNHC 170757 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 257 AM EST Sat Feb 17 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... Weak high pres will persist across the E Gulf through Sat, when a weak cold front will stall east to west across the northern and northwest waters, then retreat northwest on Sun night into Mon. Locally dense fog to develop north of 27N west of 91W tonight. 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 nocturnal gale force conditions along the northwest coast of Colombia. Fresh to locally strong trades are expected elsewhere across the Caribbean, with strong trades to develop across the east Caribbean and tropical waters Sat night 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 28N 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. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Wed night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.