000 AGXX40 KNHC 121815 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 115 PM EST Mon Nov 12 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 strong cold front will move into the NW Gulf late this afternoon and reach from the W Florida Panhandle to western Bay of Campeche Tue morning. Winds will quickly increase to gale force behind the front late today and tonight with storm force winds developing offshore of Veracruz Tue morning through mid afternoon. The front will then reach from near Apalachee Bay Florida to the northern Yucatan Peninsula early Wed, and move SE of the Gulf early Thu. Winds and seas will then gradually decrease through the end of the week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Increasing thunderstorms, strong gusty winds and building seas accompany a tropical wave E of the Lesser Antilles. Low pres may develop along the northern portion of the tropical wave through Tue, possibly as a tropical cyclone, as it continues westward across or near the NE Caribbean and adjacent Atlc. Elsewhere, high pres N of the area will support pulses of fresh to strong winds across the Windward Passage, over the adjacent waters of the SW Dominican Republic, and along the coast of Colombia through Tue. A strong cold front will bring fresh to strong N winds and seas to 10 ft into the Yucatan Channel and the NW Caribbean Wed night through Thu night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front reaches from 31N65W across the northern Bahamas to near Pompano Beach Florida. The front will will drift N of the area late today through early Tue. A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast late Wed, reaching from near 31N72W to the central Bahamas and central Cuba late Thu night into Fri. A trough will approach the waters NE of the Leeward Islands late today with increasing thunderstorm activity, strong gusty winds and building seas. Low pres may develop along the trough, possibly as a tropical cyclone, eventually turning N along 70W through the remainder of the week as the next cold front approaches. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... Gale Warning tonight into Tue. .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Gale Warning tonight into Tue. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning tonight into Tue night. .GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W... Gale Warning Tue into Tue night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning tonight. Storm Warning Tue. Gale Warning Tue night into Wed. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed. .GMZ025...E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK... Gale Warning Tue into Tue night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 AL. National Hurricane Center.