173 AGXX40 KNHC 121841 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 141 PM EST Tue Feb 12 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... Gale force northerly winds are expected offshore of Tamaulipas and Veracruz this afternoon and tonight. A strong cold front passes through Louisiana near 30N91.5W, to 27N94W, to the coast of Mexico near 25N97.5W. The front will move to a line from the Florida Panhandle, to 25N92W, to 21N97W by this afternoon. The cold front will continue to a line from SW Florida near 26.5N82W to 24N84.5W, to the Yucatan Peninsula near 21.5N88W by tonight. The cold front will dissipate from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday. Southerly return flow will prevail across the basin on Thursday and Friday. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Current strong to near gale force winds in the south central Caribbean Sea will diminish with time, to fresh to strong, today and Wednesday. The current Gulf of Mexico cold front will stall and dissipate near the Yucatan Channel on Wednesday. Expect fresh to strong trade winds to be confined to the south central Caribbean Sea from Thursday through Saturday. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure in the central Atlantic Ocean will support moderate to fresh E to SE winds through tonight. Southerly winds will increase east of Florida tonight, ahead of a cold front. The front will reach from Bermuda to northern Cuba on Wednesday night, then weaken and dissipate from 27N65W through the central Bahamas by late Thursday. Southerly return flow will develop across the region on Friday, with the wind speeds increasing on Saturday. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 MT. National Hurricane Center.