000 AGXX40 KNHC 190724 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 224 AM EST Mon Feb 19 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 building ridge from the Atlantic will bring an increase in winds and seas across the Gulf waters on Mon. Expect fresh to locally strong SE to S winds and seas of up to 8 ft Mon through Wed. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are also expected in the Straits of Florida. 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... Building high pressure N of area will support strong tradewinds across most of the Caribbean Sea, and the waters E of the Lesser Antilles, with nocturnal winds pulsing to gale force off the coast of Colombia each night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A weak cold front moving off the southeast United States coast 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. The ridge will be reinforcing by a stronger high pressure Mon through Wed to produce strong winds and high seas across the entire region S of 25N. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into Tue. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night into Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.