865 AGXX40 KNHC 081810 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 210 PM EDT Wed Aug 8 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... Ridging will persist from southwest Florida to the coast of Texas through Sat. A trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula from the early evenings to overnight hours during the next several days, accompanied by a surge of fresh to occasionally strong winds. Another larger scale trough will move across the lower Mississippi Valley into the north central Gulf late Sat, then across the northeastern Gulf through early next week. While this will not initiate increase winds or seas over a large area, it may serve as the focus for increased showers or thunderstorms from late Sun through Tue. Moderate to occasionally fresh SE winds will develop over the west central Gulf and off Texas by late Fri between the ridge and lower pressure over Mexico. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the area will support pulses of gale force winds in the Gulf of Venezuela and off the coast of northeast Colombia tonight into early Thu. Fresh to strong trades will prevail elsewhere in the central Caribbean. Winds will pulse to fresh in the Gulf of Honduras through the week, reaching fresh to strong tonight and Thu night. Winds over the south central Caribbean will diminish below gale force later Thu as a tropical wave moves across the central Caribbean, reaching the southwest Caribbean Fri. Another tropical wave will approach the Windward and Leeward Islands Thu, and through the central Caribbean by Sun. A third tropical wave will move into the eastern Caribbean Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Ridging along 27N will shift south to 25N through Thu, ahead of a trough moving off the southeast coast of the U.S. through Fri, before moving north to 28N through Mon. Winds will pulse to fresh to strong offshore of the north coast of Hispaniola through the next several days. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .AMZ033...CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Christensen. National Hurricane Center.