000 AGXX40 KNHC 181904 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 204 PM EST Sun Nov 18 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... Moderate to fresh SE flow will set up across the western Gulf later today ahead of a cold front forecast to reach the coast of Texas tonight. This front will stall from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico by Mon night. Then, a reinforcing cold front will move off the coast of Texas early Tue, merging with the stationary front, then reaching from the Florida panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico Tue night. The western portion will stall Tue night and then drift northwest through midweek. The eastern portion will continue SE, reaching from S Florida to the central Gulf by late Wed. Fresh to strong winds and building seas to around 8 ft are expected behind the cold front across the west-central Gulf on Tue. As part of the front begins to drift northward, expected fresh to strong easterly winds across the NW waters late Wed into Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A surface trough extends 18N83W across the Gulf of Honduras and Belize to near 16N89W. Convergence along this trough will continue to support scattered showers and tstms through at least Mon. Strong high pressure building N of the area is supporting fresh to strong winds along the coast of Colombia. These winds and associated seas will prevail through early Tue as the center of high pressure shifts eastward across the NW Atlc waters. Large swell over the Atlantic Ocean will continue to impact the waters E of the Lesser Antilles through Tue night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extends between two areas of low pres near 30N66W and 26N70W then continues SW across the SE Bahamas to the coast of eastern Cuba near 21N76W. Fresh to strong winds and associated seas will continue mainly within 120 nm NW of the stationary front through the rest of today before diminishing. The front will remain nearly stationary through Tue. Then, a reinforcing cold front will reach the north waters on Wed, and will help the stationary front to transition to a cold front moving eastward. Strong high pressure over the NE of United States will bring fresh to strong easterly winds and seas of 8-9 ft across the waters N of 27N Thu through Fri. Later on Fri, seas will further build to 10-12 ft, mainly over the NE waters in mixed wind waves and N to NE swell. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.