000 AGXX40 KNHC 050720 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 220 AM EST Tue Feb 5 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 centered over the eastern Gulf will shift eastward to over the western Atlc by Thu as a strong cold front moved across eastern Texas. This front will move over the NW Gulf Thu night, quickly reach from near Cross City, Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Fri evening and weaken as it reaches from near Sarasota to near 26N90W and becomes stationary to the SW Gulf on Sat. Very strong high pressure in the wake of the front will lead to strong to near gale force north to northeast winds over the waters northwest of the front Fri through Sat. Gale force northwest to north winds are possible over the far western and SW Gulf waters Fri and Fri night. Areas of dense to patchy sea fog, with visibility restrictions, are occurring along most coastal sections and nearshore waters to along the outer boundaries of the offshore waters zones from near Punta Gorda Florida to Texas. Favorable conditions will allow for the fog to persist till around midday for most of these locations. The fog is likely to develop again tonight in some coastal and nearshore locations. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong winds over the S central Caribbean will pulse to near gale force at night near the Coast of Colombia through Wed night, then may reach minimal gale force Thu, Fri and Sat nights. Otherwise, mainly moderate to locally fresh winds will prevail over the basin through Thu night, increasing to between fresh and strong Fri. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from just of Bermuda to 31N66W, to 25N69W and to extreme southeastern Bahamas where it begins to dissipate to the eastern tip of Cuba will become stationary from near 24N65W to the northern coast of Hispaniola by Wed morning and dissipate Thu. High pressure will across the area in the wake of the front. The next cold front will move over the far northwest part of the area Fri night. It is expected to reach from near 31N67W to 28N76W and become stationary to inland Florida near Cape Canaveral on Sat. Very strong high pressure behind this front will lead to strong northeast to east winds along with building seas, possibly peaking to around 13 ft, over the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas Islands. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri into Fri night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA Thu night into Sat night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.