000 AGXX40 KNHC 290913 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 413 AM EST Thu Nov 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 Florida Panhandle and will slide eastward across northern Florida today and into the W Atlc tonight. As this occurs, southerly return flow already in place over the western Gulf will spread across entire Gulf by Fri. The pressure gradient will tighten across the region between the high pressure and lower pressure over Texas, resulting in fresh to strong southerly winds first across the W half of the Gulf late Thu through Fri morning, and across the E half of the Gulf Fri afternoon and Fri night. The next cold front will move off the Texas coast Sat morning and stall from SE LA to central Mexican coast Sun morning before lifting slowly N and just inland across TX Sun evening. The next cold front will move SE into the W Gulf Mon through Tue. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A cold front extends from eastern end of Cuba near 20N74.5W to N Belize near 18N88W and will meander along 19N-20N today while gradually weakening. The remnants of the front will then lift N across the NW Caribbean tonight through late Fri. Fresh to locally strong nocturnal trades will persist across the south- central Caribbean the remainder of the week, with the strongest winds of 25-30 kt near the coast of Colombia. Long period NW swell will reach the NE Caribbean Passages this evening and spread SE to the waters E of the Leeward Islands tonight through Fri. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 24N65W to E end of Cuba near 20N74.5W will move slowly SE, and stall from 21N65W to Windward passage Fri evening. High pres behind the front will slide ENE into the W Atlc early Fri and move slowly E along 30N through the weekend. This will induce fresh E trades S of 23N and increasing S to SW flow across W and NW portions ahead of next cold front. Long period N to NW swell will dominate the forecast waters this afternoon through the weekend. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.