000 AGXX40 KNHC 291823 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 223 PM EDT Mon Oct 29 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 1022 mb high is centered over the north central Gulf of Mexico near 27N89W. Overcast multilayered clouds are over the Bay of Campeche S of 24N between 90W-97W. Mostly fair weather is over the remainder of the Gulf. In the upper levels mostly zonal flow is noted. The high pressure will slide from the north central Gulf to the SE U.S. and will maintain benign marine conditions through Tue. Winds and seas will increase across the Gulf through mid- week as the high pressure shifts east ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas coast late Wed. The front will reach from near Panama City Florida to Tuxpan Mexico by Thu night, and from Tampa Florida to NW Yucatan by Fri night. Strong southerly winds will develop to the east of the front Wed night and Thu over the northern Gulf. Strong northerly winds are expected over the western Gulf behind the front Thu. The front will stall out near the Florida Straits by late Sat. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A stationary front extends from central Cuba near 22N77W to the Yucatan Channel near 20N87W to the Yucatan Peninsula near 18N92W. Scattered moderate convection is over the NW Caribbean 19N to near the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula between 86W-87W. Further South, a cluster of scattered moderate to isolated strong convection are over the SW Caribbean S of 15N to include Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and near the coast of NW Colombia. Elsewhere, trade winds with passing isolated showers are across the remainder of the Caribbean. The stationary front will weaken through this evening. Moderate trades will persist across the Caribbean, except for fresh to strong trades in the south-central sections. A reinforcing cold front will stall from eastern Cuba to northeast Yucatan Tue night through Wed then dissipate late in the week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extends from 32N66W to 24N70W, to east central Cuba. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are within 120 nm SE of the front and 90 nm NW of the front from 22N to 25N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are within 60 nm either side of the front from 25N to 28N. The stationary front will weaken through this evening. A reinforcing cold front will move into the waters off NE Florida later today, overtaking the original front and reaching from near Bermuda to South Florida Tue, then stalling and weakening from 22N65W to the Windward Passage by mid week before dissipating late in the week. Swell in excess of 8 ft associated with Hurricane Oscar well east of the area will impact the area generally east of 70W and north of 22N through mid-week. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Latto. National Hurricane Center.