000 AGXX40 KNHC 080640 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 140 AM EST Sat Dec 8 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 developing low pres system over SE Texas will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf coast this weekend with strong to near gale southerly winds ahead of a trailing cold front mainly N of 26N. Fresh to strong winds will prevail W of the front through Sun night, with gale force winds over the SW gulf Sun. The cold front will shift E of the gulf waters Sun night with high pres building in its wake. Another cold front may enter the far NW Gulf by mid-week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong trade winds will prevail in the S central Caribbean through Wed night, pulsing to near gale off the coast of Colombia at night. A cold front will move into the Yucatan Channel Sun afternoon, reaching from near the Windward Passage to near the Honduras/Nicaragua border by Tue night where it will stall and dissipate through Wed. Fresh to strong winds behind the front will affect the waters off the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize and Honduras Mon night through Tue night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front from 25N65W to across the SE Bahamas and eastern Cuba will dissipate today. Another stationary front from 31N76W to near Cape Canaveral, Florida will lift N as a warm front today. A developing low pres system over the southern U.S. will drag a cold front off the coast of northern Florida on Sun morning. Gale conditions are expected N of 28N ahead of the front in the southerly flow through Mon. Another low pres system may develop off the Carolinas Mon night potentially significantly impacting the waters N of Grand Bahama through the middle of the week. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Sun. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Sun into Sun night. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning Sun into Sun night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night into Wed. $$ *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 AL. National Hurricane Center.