159 AGXX40 KNHC 031800 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 100 PM EST Sun Mar 3 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 stationary front will linger along the northern Gulf coast today. Reinforcing Arctic air will push the front across the region through Tue, then gradually exit the area on Wed. Strong winds and building seas will follow west of the front, with gale conditions possible over the waters near Veracruz Mexico Tue night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to locally strong trade winds will prevail across the south-central Caribbean through Tue. Easterly swell will continue across tropical Atlantic waters through Tue. A cold front will reach the Yucatan Channel Wed, then stall and weaken across the NW Caribbean through Thu night. Gale force winds are possible near the coast of Colombia Thu night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A ridge over the western Atlantic will shift eastward ahead of a cold front expected to move off northern Florida Mon. The front will extend from 31N73W to southern Florida Tue, from 31N66W to western Cuba Wed, then weaken from 25N65W to eastern Cuba Thu. Strong winds and building seas are expected N of 27N Wed through Thu. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.