000 AGXX40 KNHC 280638 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 138 AM EST Fri Dec 28 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 will linger over the NW gulf waters through Sun night, then dissipate. Another cold front will enter the NW Gulf on Mon and Tue. A trough will develop daily over the western Yucatan Peninsula during the afternoon, move W across the SW gulf at night and lose identity by late morning. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong to near gale force trade winds will prevail across the S central Caribbean through Tue, increasing to gale force along the NW coast of Colombia late each night through the middle of each morning. Easterly trades will increase elsewhere across the entire region through Tue as high pres builds over the western Atlantic. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Strengthening high pressure N of the area will bring increasing winds and building seas through Fri. The high center will shift E and weaken as a weak cold front stalls over the NW waters Sat night and Sun. A ridge will extend from near 29N65W to central Florida Sun night through Tue night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into Sat night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night into Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 McElroy. National Hurricane Center.