000 AGXX40 KNHC 250807 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 307 AM EST Mon Feb 25 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 extending from Naples, FL to near 21.5N93W to central Bay of Campeche will stall and weaken from the Florida Keys to the eastern Bay of Campeche early on Mon and weaken. Gale force northerly winds behind the front offshore of Veracruz have just fallen to 25-30 kt and will gradually diminish today. The remnants of the front will lift northward Mon night and Tue and dissipate across the NE Gulf of Mexico by late Wed night. Moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the western Gulf of Mexico Wed through Fri as high pressure from the Atlantic builds westward across the area. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure between Puerto Rico and Bermuda will shift east- northeastward and into the central Atlantic through Mon night, then be replaced by stronger high pressure moving into the western Atlantic Ocean behind a cold front Mon through Wed. 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 overnight hours through Tue night, and recent guidance has backed off of gales through Wed night. Long period N to NE swell over the Atlantic will gradually subside through Wed night before another round of large long period NW to N swell propagates through those same waters beginning on Thu. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure ridging extends from near 26N64W W to the Florida Keys. The ridge will shift east-northeastward and into the central Atlantic by Mon evening. A cold front from 31N74W to just N of Lake Okeechobee will reach from Bermuda to the Florida Keys by mid morning, before stalling and weakening along 26N through Tuesday night. High pressure behind the front will shift eastward across the western Atlantic from Tue through Wed night. A coastal trough will develop just offshore of the southeastern U.S. Wed night through Thu night. Another cold front will move off the NE Florida coast Wed night, and quickly move across the northern waters through Fri night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning early today. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into Tue. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.