000 AGXX40 KNHC 121709 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 109 PM EDT Thu Apr 12 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... Fresh to locally strong southerly return will continue across the gulf waters through Fri ahead of a strong cold front moving off the Texas coast on Fri night. The cold front will extend from the Mississippi Delta to the Bay of Campeche on Sat night, extend from the Florida Big Bend area to the Yucatan Peninsula on Sun, and move then southeast of the area on Sun night. Gale conditions area forecast across the S-Central and SW Gulf waters from late Sat into Sat night. Southerly return flow will redevelop across the northwest gulf waters on Mon night through Tue night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to locally strong nocturnal winds are expected along the northwest coast of Colombia through Mon. Fresh to locally strong trades will continue across the tropical waters east of the Lesser Antilles through Tue. Fresh to locally strong trades will develop across the northwest Caribbean on Fri ahead of a cold front passing east through the Yucatan channel on Sun. The front will begin to slow from east Cuba to east Honduras late Mon and gradually wash out through Tue night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front from 27N65W to the Straits of Florida will stall from 27N65W to the central Bahamas on Fri. Remnants of the front will lift north on Sat and Sun ahead of a second cold front moving off the southeast Georgia coast on Sun evening, with the cold front reaching from Bermuda to east Cuba early Tue. Strong to near gale force southerly flow is forecast north of the Bahamas on Sun and Sun night in advance of the front, with fresh to strong northerly winds expected behind the front Mon and Mon night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat into Sat night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.