000 AGXX40 KNHC 011805 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 105 PM EST Sat Dec 1 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... Fresh to near gale force south-southwest winds are across the north-central and NE Gulf ahead of a cold front expected to come off the Texas coast later today. The front will stall from Pensacola, Florida to El Mezquital, Mexico on Sun morning, then will lift slowly northward through Mon. The front will then merge with a reinforcing cold front that will move across central Florida on Tue and south Florida on Wed. Strong high pressure building southward behind the front will induce strong northerly winds west of the reinforcing front, with near gale to gale force winds likely near Veracruz Tue evening. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure N-NE of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds in the south-central Caribbean through Tue, increasing to gale force winds along the coast of Colombia at night. Fresh to strong E to SE winds are expected to continue across the Gulf of Honduras, mainly at night, through Mon morning. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front from 22N56W to NE Hispaniola adjacent waters will continue to weaken and become diffuse tonight. High pressure centered near 30N69W will drift eastward through Sunday. Southerly winds will strengthen W of 75W later today ahead of a cold front expected to push off the Georgia coast on Mon. The front will extend from 31N75W to Cape Canaveral on Tue, and from 31N67W to Andros Island on Wed morning. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.