000 AGXX40 KNHC 281735 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1235 PM 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 meander across the NW gulf waters through Sun night. A secondary cold front will move off the Texas coast early Mon and overrun remnants of the stationary front, with the merged cold front reaching from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico on Tue, and from the Port of Tampa to the Yucatan Peninsula on Wed. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are forecast across the western gulf waters on Tue night, increasing to minimal gale force along the coast of Veracruz Mexico on Wed. A trough will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon, move W across the SW gulf during the overnight hours and lose identity by late each 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 Wed, increasing to gale force along the NW coast of Colombia late each night through the middle of each morning before losing identity. Fresh to strong easterly trades forecast elsewhere through Sun, then moderate to fresh trades expected next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A ridge extends from 31N70W to Central Florida with fresh to strong winds across the entire area. The pressure gradient will relax this weekend as the ridge shifts S to along 28N allowing a weak cold front to move slowly into the northern NW waters on Mon. The front will stall on Tue and gradually dissipate on Tue night with another cold front moving off the N Florida coast on Wed. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed into Wed night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Sun. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Wed night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.