000 AGXX40 KNHC 021810 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 110 PM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 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 extends from the Florida Panhandle near 31N87W to the north central Gulf of Mexico near 28N90W to the NW Gulf near 28N94W to NE Mexico near 26N97W. Scattered showers are within 90 nm of the front. 20-25 kt northerly winds are N of the front along the Texas coast. A north to south surface trough is over the W Gulf from 26N96W to 22N96W to 19N95W. Distinct wind directions are on both sides of the trough. The remainder of the E Gulf has mostly 10-15 kt SE winds with fair weather. The front will drift NW through tonight, then will move east as a cold front Thu, reaching from the Florida panhandle to Paraiso Mexico Fri morning before sweeping southeast of the Gulf Sat. Fresh to strong winds will follow the front across the western Gulf, reaching near gale force off the coast of Veracruz Mexico Fri. Winds and seas will diminish late Fri through Sat as high pressure builds in the wake of the front. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure over the central Atlc and lower pressure over Colombia will maintain fresh to strong winds across much of the Caribbean through mid week with gale force winds pulsing off Colombia through Thu morning. Recent scatterometer passes have been showing this, and concurrent altimeter satellite passes along with various buoy data have been showing 12 to 16 ft seas over the area of strong winds and gales in the south central and southwest Caribbean, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere south of 18N, to include the Gulf of Honduras. Fresh to occasionally strong NE winds have been pushing into the northern approaches to the Windward Passage as well. Generally moderate E winds with 5 to 8 ft seas are noted over the far northeast Caribbean. Caribbean radar mosaics have been showing a few fast-moving trade wind showers mainly over the Leeward Islands N of 15N and E of 67W. Winds and seas will diminish slightly through late week as the high pressure weakens and shifts east ahead of a cold front that will move into the far NW Caribbean Sat, then stall and weaken Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A 1025 mb high is centered over the W Atlantic near 28N68W. This ridging along 28N will shift east through Fri ahead of a cold front moving off the coast of northeast Florida late Fri. The front will move east and reach from near Bermuda to western Cuba by early Sun, then stall and weaken along roughly 23N through late Sun. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning today into Thu. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Latto. National Hurricane Center.