000 AGXX40 KNHC 241919 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 219 PM EST Sun Feb 24 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... A cold front extends from the FL Panhandle, near 30N86W, to the N central Gulf of Mexico, to the coast of Mexico near 20N96.5W. The front will continue moving southeastward, and then gradually stall and weaken from the Florida Keys to the SW Gulf of Mexico, from tonight into Monday. Gale force northerly winds are expected behind the front offshore of Veracruz from this evening through tonight. The remnants of the front will move northward, from Monday night through Tuesday, and dissipate across the NE Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. Moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the W Gulf of Mexico from Wednesday through Thursday. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure between Hispaniola and Bermuda will shift ENE and into the central Atlantic Ocean through Monday night, then be replaced by stronger high pressure moving into the W Atlantic Ocean behind a cold front, from Monday night through Wednesday. This will maintain fresh to strong trade winds across the central Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Honduras during the next several days. Strong winds off the coast of Colombia will increase to gale force during the nighttime hours from tonight through Wednesday night. Long period N to NE swell, that has been affecting the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea Passages east of 65W, has peaked and will subside slowly through Wednesday. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A surface ridge extends from a 1028 mb high near 33N58W to south Florida, and will shift ENE and into the central Atlantic Ocean through Monday. A cold front will move off the NE Florida coast tonight and reach from Bermuda to the Florida Keys by Monday morning, before stalling and weakening along 26N through Tuesday night. High pressure behind the front will shift eastward across the W Atlantic Ocean from Tuesday through Wednesday night. A coastal trough will develop just offshore of the southeastern U.S. from Wednesday night through Thursday. Another cold front will move off the NE Florida coast on Thursday morning. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Tue. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning Mon night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 MT. National Hurricane Center.