000 AGXX40 KNHC 011958 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 258 PM EST Thu Mar 1 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... Moderate to fresh southerly winds will diminish ahead of a cold front moving into the northwest Gulf by midday. Strong northerly winds will follow the front along the coast of Mexico until Fri evening. The front will stall from western Cuba to near Veracruz Mexico Fri night, then dissipate Sat. A ridge will build across the northern Gulf Sun and Mon. GFS too fast with next frontal boundary and have followed EC Mon and beyond. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure centered E of Bermuda extending SW to Florida will support moderate to fresh trade winds across the basin, with strong winds pulsing at night off Colombia through Sat. Large NE swell generated from large NE Atlc storm will impact the tropical Atlantic waters through late Sat. A very large and powerful low pressure system will develop across the NW Atlc Fri through the weekend and produce a significant N swell event that will penetrate the NE Caribbean Passages Sun through Thu, reaching the A-B-C Islands and coastal Venezuela. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Weakening Atlc ridge from E of Bermuda to S Florida will shift E ahead of a cold front moving off the NE Florida coast tonight. The front will reach from Bermuda to SE Florida Fri afternoon, just ahead of a reinforcing front which will generate strong to gale force winds north of 24N east of 75W by Sat night, as deep low pressure moves E off the mid-Atlc and bombs. The fronts will merge Sat from 22N65W to the Windward Passage by Sun before weakening as it sweeps ESE across the NE Carib and 60W by Mon morning. The largest swell event of this winter season will accompany this system, affecting all waters E of Florida and the Bahamas through the weekend. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat into Sat night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat into Sun. $$ *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.