000 AGXX40 KNHC 061948 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 248 PM EST Wed Feb 6 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 off the NE Florida coast will shift northeastward across the western Atlc through Thu as a strong cold front moves across eastern Texas. This new front will move over the NW Gulf Thu night, quickly reach from Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico by Fri evening, then weaken as it reaches from Sarasota, Florida to near 26N90W and becomes stationary to the SW Gulf Sat. Very strong high pressure will build across the area in the wake of the front, with the resultant tight pressure gradient bringing strong to near gale force northerly winds over the W central and SW Gulf Fri into early on Sat. Winds diminish and seas subside mainly over the western and central Gulf on Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Weak high pres along the NE coast of Florida will promote fresh to strong tradewinds over the S central Caribbean through tonight. High pres will build over the western Atlantic Thu through the weekend, resulting in a tight pres gradient across the basin and strong tradewinds across the S central Caribbean pulsing to gale force off of Colombia each night through Sun. Fresh to strong winds will expand in coverage Fri through the weekend to include the Windward Passage and the waters in the lee of Cuba. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 26N65W to the NW coast of Hispaniola will drift SE to the NE coast of the Dominican Republic through Thu as high pres builds across the W Atlc. The next cold front will move over the far NW waters Fri night then reach from near 31N67W to 28N76W and become stationary to near Cape Canaveral on Sat. Very strong high pressure behind this front will lead to strong NE to E winds along with building seas, likely to peak to around 13 ft, over the waters N and NE of the Bahamas late on Sat. Winds and seas N through NE of the Bahamas will slowly subside on Sun as the front dissipates. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri into Fri night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night into Mon. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.