000 AGXX40 KNHC 110706 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 306 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 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 complex of thunderstorms associated with an upper trough pivoting over the region, will exit the SE Gulf this morning. A cold front will move off the Texas coast this afternoon, then move SE across the entire basin through Mon, and across the Straits of Florida on Mon evening. A brief gale is expected behind the front over the far W Gulf Mon, then SW gulf late Mon. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW through Mon night. Seas will peak near 11 ft over the SW Gulf associated with the gale. Seas of 8 to 10 ft will cover much of the central and western Gulf after the frontal passage, before winds diminish. A ridge will extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, and shift NE Wed through Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong trades will continue across the waters east of 80W, except minimal gale force early this morning off the NW coast of Colombia and Gulf of Venezuela. The ridge north of the region helping to support the stronger winds will shift east through early this week allowing for winds to diminish somewhat over the central Caribbean. The tail end of a thunderstorm complex will affect the waters south of western Cuba through this morning. A cold front will enter the Yucatan channel and far NW Caribbean late Mon, reach from central Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras Tue, stall from Hispaniola to Nicaragua Tue night, and dissipate by Thu. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front from 24N65W to Haiti will weaken through early today. Remnants of the front will lift back to the N this afternoon and tonight ahead of another cold front that will emerge off the NE Florida coast late tonight. This cold front will extend from near 31N75W to northwest Cuba Mon night, stall from 27N65W to central Cuba Tue night and gradually weaken through Thu as high pres builds eastward over the area. Gale force winds are expected N of 29N just E of this front Mon night and Tue. Forecast models are also now indicating that gale force winds may occur briefly after the frontal passage N of 28N-29N Mon night. This may require an expansion of that gale warning. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Mon into Mon night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Mon into Tue. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into today. .AMZ033...CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into today. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Mon night into Tue. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning Mon night into Tue. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Tue. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Tue. $$ *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 Latto. National Hurricane Center.