000 AGXX40 KNHC 051842 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 142 PM EST Wed Dec 5 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 cold front extends from SE Florida to 22N90W to the eastern Bay of Campeche. Fresh to strong northerly winds and seas of 8-10 ft follow the front, forecast to move SE of the area late today. A recent scatterometer pass confirmed the presence of these wind speeds. Southerly return flow will strengthen Fri night as a low pressure system develops over SE Texas. This low will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf coast this weekend, with strong to near gale S to SW winds expected ahead of the cold front, particularly across the NW and north-central Gulf. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A cold front in the Gulf of Mexico will reach the NW Caribbean late today, then stall and weaken from eastern Cuba to northern Honduras on Thu. High pressure in the wake of the front will bring fresh to locally strong NE winds in the lee of Cuba tonight through Fri morning. Fresh to strong trades are expected in the south-central Caribbean tonight through Sat night, with the strongest winds near the coast of Colombia. Moderate to fresh trades will continue E of the Lesser Antilles through the weekend. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 31N65W to SE Florida will reach from 30N65W across the Bahamas to central Cuba tonight. Reinforcing cold air will support fresh N-NW winds behind the front through Thu morning. The front will stall and weaken Thu night through Sat. A developing low pressure system across the southern U.S. will drag a strong cold front off the coast of northern Florida on Sun. At that time, gale conditions are possible ahead of the front, over the north waters, in the southerly flow. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun into Sun night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon. $$ *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.