000 AGXX40 KNHC 230826 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 326 AM EST Sat Feb 23 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 extending from the western Atlantic to the eastern and central Gulf waters will weaken and slide eastwatd through Sat as a cold front moves off the Texas coast. The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to Tampico Mexico by Sun morning, before stalling and weakening from the Florida Keys to the SW Gulf of Mexico on Mon. The front will dissipate on Tuesday, as it moves northward as a warm front. Gale force winds are possible in the far SW Gulf from early Sun evening through late Sun night. Dense fog will linger across the shelf waters through this morning. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the region will maintain fresh to strong trade winds in mainly the central Caribbean Sea, and north of Honduras during the next several days. Gale force winds will pulse at night, and into the early morning near the coast of Colombia, through Wed. Long period north to northeast swell will propagate through the Atlantic Ocean waters east of the Lesser Antilles through Wed. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A high pressure ridge extending from near 31N78W to 26N65W will shift southeastward through Sat night in response to a cold front that will move off the northeast Florida coast by late Sun. The front will reach from near Bermuda to the Florida Keys by Mon afternoon, before stalling and weakening along roughly 26N through Tue night. High pressure north of the area will shift eastward Tue through Wed night as a trough approaches the southeastern U.S. Fresh to strong northeast to east winds are expected over much of the waters Tue through Wed night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Sun. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into Sun. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.