000 AGXX40 KNHC 291826 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 126 PM EST Sat Dec 29 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 over the NW gulf waters will weaken with the remnants drifting W and gradually dissipating through Sun night. A cold front will move off the Texas coast around sunrise Mon, reach from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico on Tue and from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche on Wed. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are forecast to develop across the western gulf waters on Tue night, increasing to minimal gale force along the coast of Mexico near Veracruz on Wed night. A trough will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon through Wed, 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 Thu, increasing to gale force along the NW coast of Colombia late each night through the middle of each morning before diminishing. Fresh to strong easterly trades forecast elsewhere through early Sun, then moderate to fresh trades expected through Wed night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A ridge extending from 29N65W to Central Florida will shift S with fresh to strong trades forecast S of the ridge through early Sun. The ridge will extend E to W along 26N late Sun allowing a weak cold front to move slowly into the northern waters. The front will stall and gradually dissipate from 28N65W to 31N74W through Mon night. Fresh southerly flow will set up N of the ridge on Tue ahead of a second cold front moving off the N Florida coast on Tue night. This second front will begin to stall from 31N74W to Central Florida on Wed night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Mon. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Wed night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.