000 AGXX40 KNHC 071810 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 210 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 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 cold front, currently located near the coast of Texas, will move across the NW Gulf today, reaching from the Florida Panhandle to the north-central Gulf near 28N90W to Tampico, Mexico this evening, and from Tampa Bay to the SW Gulf near Veracruz, Mexico by Sun morning. Then, the front will become nearly stationary and weaken from near Sarasota Florida to Tampico Mexico on Sun night. A band of showers and tstms is ahead of the front now affecting the northern Gulf waters particularly N of 28N E of 93W. Winds and seas could be higher near tstms. A second cold front will reach SE Louisiana on Mon, and move across across the northern Gulf on Tue. A weak low pressure is forecast to develop along the frontal boundary near 29N86W on Tue and will move NE across the Florida Peninsula toward the western Atlantic Ocean on Wed, dragging the cold front. It is forecast to reach from near tampa Bay to Tuxpan, Mexico by Tue evening, from SW Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Wed morning, and weaken as it reaches farther south in the southeast Gulf late Wed night. Relatively weak high pres will build from W to E across the area behind the front. Fresh to strong northerly winds are forecast behind the fronts in the western Gulf, particularly W of 94W. Seas will generally remain under 8 ft with both fronts. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong winds are forecast in the south-central Caribbean near the coast of Colombia, and in the Gulf of Honduras Sun night through Wed as high pressure builds N of the area. Expect building seas of 10-11 ft near the coast of Colombia with these winds by Tue morning. Seas of up to 7 ft are forecast in the Gulf of Honduras. Gentle to moderate trade winds are expected elsewhere through Mon, then becoming moderate to fresh on Tue through Wed night. Moderate to fresh winds will affect the tropical Atlc waters during the forecast period with seas building to 9-10 ft. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front will move off the NE Florida coast tonight, reaching from 31N76W to near Daytona Beach, FL by Sun morning, and from near 31N65W to the northern Bahamas Sun night, then stall and weaken along 28N on Mon. The western portion of the front will lift back to the N as a warm front through early Tue. Another cold front will move over the NW waters Mon night into Tue, reach from near 31N70W to the northern Bahamas and S Florida on Wed, and extend 29N65W to the central Bahamas on Wed night. Both fronts will be preceded by fresh to strong SW winds and building seas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.