000 AGXX40 KNHC 100741 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 341 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 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... Hurricane Michael near 27.7N 86.6W 945 mb at 2 AM EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 115 kt with gusts to 140 kt. Michael is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the coast of the central panhandle of Florida late this afternoon, then move inland tonight. Conditions will gradually improve in the northeastern Gulf Thu through Fri as Michael accelerates to the NE. A cold front will push into the NW Gulf behind the exiting Michael Wed night and Thu and reach from the Florida Panhandle to west-central Gulf by early Sat. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Conditions across the NW Caribbean will improve steadily today as Hurricane Michael moves away from the area. Expect moderate trades to prevail across the Tropical Atlc and eastern Caribbean through Fri. Another broad area of low pressure is expected to develop across the western Caribbean Fri through Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Hurricane Michael in the Gulf of Mexico will move inland and weaken over the Florida Panhandle this afternoon, then veer NE and accelerate parallel to the SE U.S. coast Thu and Fri. Fresh to SE winds in the waters N of the Bahamas today will gradually veer to the S-SW and strengthen through Thu night as Michael moves into the Carolinas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Tropical Storm Warning today. .GMZ015...NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W... Hurricane Warning today. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.