403 AGXX40 KNHC 070656 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 256 AM EDT Fri Sep 7 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... Weak ridging from the Carolinas SW to the coast of Texas will shift north through Sat, but continue to support gentle to moderate east to southeast winds and modest seas into early next week. The exception will be fresh winds pulsing off the west of coast of the Yucatan peninsula, mainly during the late evening. Broad mid to upper low across the Bahamas and SW N Atlc will drift W over the weekend and induce unstable conditions across the E half of basin Sat and shift SW into SW Gulf Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Relatively weak ridging over the western Atlantic will maintain moderate to fresh trade winds over most of the region into Sun. Weak ridging building ahead of Florence across the SW N Atlc and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico Sun will allow fresh to strong E to SE winds and building seas over portions of the NW Caribbean late Sun and Mon. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A weak pressure pattern across the SW N Atlantic will maintain gentle to moderate mainly easterly winds across the area through Mon. Easterly swell from Hurricane Florence will move into the open waters east of the Bahamas tonight through Sun. Florence is currently well east of the area. Looking ahead, Florence will gradually intensity, becoming a hurricane by Friday as it moves into the NE forecast zones of the tropical Atlantic. Peak swell energy looks to be aimed at the Outer Banks and mid Atlc states through the weekend. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.