000 AGXX40 KNHC 162000 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 400 PM EDT Mon Apr 16 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 strong NW winds persist over the eastern Gulf following a late season cold front currently sweeping east of the basin. Buoy and scatterometer data show fresh to strong W to NW winds over the northeast Gulf, with seas to around 9 ft per buoy 42099 at 27N84W. Winds elsewhere are generally light to moderate in anticyclonic fashion around a 1025 mb high center located just south of southwestern Louisiana. The diminishing trend of the wind and seas will continue through early Tue as the high pressure begins to shift eastward across the northern gulf waters. Fresh southerly return flow over the NW Gulf will increase to strong Tue night, then diminish back to fresh Wed, at which time the high center should be over the NE gulf waters. A rather weak cold front is expected to to drift across the northern Gulf Thu then stall and dissipate through Fri. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A cold front extends from central Cuba to 19N84W, where it becomes stationary to the Gulf of Honduras. Fresh to strong northerly winds are following in behind the front. The cold front will reach from eastern Cuba to across the Caymans and to central Honduras through Wed as it begins to slow down and eventually stall. Winds and seas behind the front will then subside. Strong high pressure in the central Atlc along with ridging into the northern and eastern Caribbean will continue to support fresh to strong E to NE winds along the coast of Colombia and the Gulf of Venezuela through Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extends from 31N73W to central Cuba. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are along and within 60 nm east of the front front from 24N to 27N. Strong to near gale force southerly winds, with seas up to around 11 ft, ahead of it N of 28N are quickly shifting eastward and diminishing, while strong west winds behind the front will continue to slowly diminish through tonight. Over the remainder of the area, moderate to fresh E to SE winds persist, with 5 to 7 ft seas north of 22N and 6 to 8 ft seas south of 22N in due to NE and E swell. The cold front is expected to reach from near Bermuda to eastern Cuba Tue afternoon, then from 28N65W to 26N70W and stationary to SE Bahamas and eastern Cuba early Wed. The stationary portion will lift back to the N as a dissipating boundary to near 26N Thu and Thu night. A weak front is expected to sag southward into the waters off NE Florida Fri before stalling and dissipating. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.