000 AGXX40 KNHC 270700 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 300 AM EDT Tue Mar 27 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... High pres ridging from the western Atlantic into the central Gulf waters will maintain SE return flow through Thu. A cold front entering the NW Gulf Thu will reach from the Florida panhandle to the SW Gulf on Fri, then weaken from central Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure in the western Atlantic will support fresh to strong trades in the south central Caribbean the next several days. Winds will pulse to minimal gale force along the NW coast of Colombia each night through Thu. Large N to NE swells will propagate into the NE Caribbean passages Wed and Thu. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 26N65W to 25N72W to 26N80W will sweep southward across the Bahamas through Tue night. Strong NE winds will pulse in the Windward Passage through Fri. Large NE swell will impact the waters NE of the Bahamas through Thu. The next cold front will move across the extreme NW waters on Sat. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.