000 AGXX40 KNHC 171709 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 109 PM EDT Thu May 17 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 trough extending southwest from the western Florida Panhandle to the central gulf waters will gradually dissipate through Fri morning. A ridge will set up from the Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal Bend during the upcoming weekend, and then persist into early next week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Atlantic high pressure will maintain fresh to locally strong trades across the Caribbean generally to the south of 18N and east of 80W through the upcoming weekend, with highest seas of 10 ft forecast off the northwest coast of Colombia. Large northeast swell will reach the tropical waters east of the Virgin Islands overnight, and reach the northeast Atlantic Passages on Fri night into Sat, with seas then subsiding from the east on Sat night and Sun. Broad low pressure will develop across the southwest Caribbean early next week and drift northward reaching the Gulf of Honduras during the middle of next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... An east to west ridge will meander across the northern waters through early next week supporting fresh to locally strong flow across the tropical waters, including the approaches to the northern Caribbean Passages, except near gale conditions are forecast along the north coast of Hispaniola early tonight, evening and again on Fri evening. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.