000 AGXX40 KNHC 180712 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 212 AM EST Fri Jan 18 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... High pressure will dominate the Gulf of Mexico through Saturday morning. Fresh to strong S return flow will develop in the western Gulf of Mexico tonight and Saturday. A strong cold front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday morning. It is likely that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms may precede the front. Winds to gale force are expected behind the front along the coast of Mexico near Tampico on Saturday afternoon and near Veracruz Saturday night. Winds should top out around 40 kt near Veracruz. The front should exit the Gulf by Sun evening and allow strong winds to taper off over the basin by sunrise on Mon. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong trade winds will continue in the south central Caribbean Sea through Tuesday. Seas from 8 to 9 feet will spread into the SW corner of the area from Tue onward. The winds along the immediate coast of Colombia will reach gale force during the nighttime hours tonight through Sat night, then again Mon night and Tue night. Moderate to locally fresh trade winds will prevail elsewhere. A strong cold front will enter the NW Caribbean Sea on Sunday and Monday, then stall and weaken. The front will reach from the Yucatan Channel to the central coast of Honduras on Sunday morning, and then extend from SE Cuba to the eastern coast of Honduras on Sunday night. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Weak high pressure will drift E from the SE United States toward Bermuda through Saturday afternoon. Winds will veer to the S, and then strengthen from Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning east of Florida. A strong cold front will push off the Florida peninsula Sun morning and extend from 31N79W to 28N80W, then reach from 31N74W to 27N75W to eastern Cuba Sun night and finally stretch from 27N65W to near the Windward Passage on Monday. Minimal gale force winds will be possible on either side of the front N of 28N and W of 60W Sun through Mon. Seas could build to as high as 20 ft in NW swell behind the front near 31N65W on Tue. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Sat. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Sat night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Sat night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Sat night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun into Sun night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. $$ *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.