000 AGXX40 KNHC 090700 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 300 AM EDT Thu Aug 9 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 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. Otherwise, high pressure ridging will prevail across the area through into early next week, supporting moderate to fresh SE flow over the west central Gulf and off Texas early next week, with gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow elsewhere. Seas will be 3 ft or less across the NE half of the Gulf, and 3 to 5 ft across the SW half of the Gulf. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the area will support winds to gale force in the Gulf of Venezuela and NW of the coast of Colombia through early this morning, and fresh to strong trades elsewhere in the central Caribbean. A tropical wave will approach the Windward and Leeward Islands later today, moving through the central Caribbean by Sun. Another tropical wave will move into the eastern Caribbean and the central Caribbean Mon. Winds will pulse to fresh in the Gulf of Honduras through the week, reaching fresh to strong tonight. Winds will approach minimal gale force again Sun night NW of the Coast of Colombia as the pressure gradient temporarily tightens. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Ridging along 27N will shift south to 25N today, ahead of a trough moving off the southeast coast of the U.S. through Fri. The ridge will then move N to 28N through Mon. Winds will pulse to fresh to strong offshore of the north coast of Hispaniola through the next several days. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning until sunrise. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .AMZ033...CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN... Gale Warning until sunrise. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Lewitsky. National Hurricane Center.