000 AGXX40 KNHC 221802 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 102 PM EST Thu Nov 22 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 stationary front extends W from the Florida Straits to a 1018 mb surface low at 25.5N95W, with the stationary front continuing S to the Bay of Campeche. The low will meander overnight, move N on Fri, and then turn NE on Fri night across the far N-central gulf waters and drag the front E again as a cold front that will move across the central gulf waters on Sat. A stronger cold front will move SE off the Texas coast on Sun evening, reach from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche on Mon, then stall across the far SE waters on Tue. Strong N winds will spread S behind the cold front on Mon, increasing to minimal gale force across the far W central waters and along the Mexican coast near Veracruz on Mon and along the far SW portion on Mon night with winds forecast to diminish to a fresh N breeze across the SE gulf on Tue evening. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to locally strong trades are forecast across the tropical waters E of the Windwards beginning on Sat night. Locally strong nocturnal trades are forecast to resume along the NW coast of Colombia on Sat night. Otherwise moderate trades are expected N of 17N, while fresh trades are forecast S of 17N through the period. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending SW from 31N69W to Port Canaveral Florida will race SE and merge this evening with a weakening cold front extending from 29N65W to the Florida Straits. A surface low will develop near the northern Bahamas along the merged front on Fri, and strengthen as moves N on Fri night into Sat with gale conditions, and large seas, developing N of the Bahamas on Fri into Fri evening. The low will drag a cold front across the northern waters on Sat and Sun. A third cold front will move off the SE United states coast on Mon evening accompanied by a strong wind shift. This third cold front will extend from Bermuda to the NW Bahamas late Tue. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon into Mon night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Fri into Fri night. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Storm Warning Fri into Fri night. $$ *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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.