000 AGXX40 KNHC 161835 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 235 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 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, at 16/1800 UTC, extends from the W coast of Florida near 27N82W, to 26N86W. The front becomes stationary, and it continues from 26N86W to 22N92.5W, and to 18N92W. The gradient between the front and high pressure building southward across Texas and eastern Mexico, will support strong to minimal gale force northwest to north winds behind the front into early this afternoon as the cold front reaches from the W coast of Florida near 27N82.5W, to 24N91W, and stationary to 18.5N92W. The cold front will reach from SW Florida by late tonight and to 23N89W and to 22N93W, where it will continue as stationary to 18.5N93W. The cold front will push southward some more, reaching the Straits of Florida from late Sunday into Monday, while the stationary part weakens. The cold front will become stationary again on Tuesday, along the NW coast of Cuba and the lower Straits of Florida, southwestward to along or just offshore the northern and northwest coast of the Yucatan Peninsula through early on Wednesday. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure to the north of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds in much of the central Caribbean Sea through Wednesday. These winds will decrease in coverage from Tuesday until Wednesday night. NE to E winds will pulse to minimal gale-force at night, from tonight until Monday night. Moderate to fresh trade winds will continue across the remainder of the area through the middle part of the next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure across the western Atlantic Ocean will shift ESE and weaken through Sunday night. A weak cold front is along 31N78W to 28N80.5W, just offshore the coasts of Florida and Georgia. This front will reach from near 31N76W to Stuart, Florida by this afternoon, and from 31N71W to near 29N75W and stationary to southern Florida on Sunday morning. The front eventually will be cold along 31N67W to 30N70W, becoming stationary to near 30N75W, across the NW Bahamas to 25N80W along the Florida coast, to NW Cuba early Sunday night. It is possible that a low pressure center may develop along the front, from Tuesday through Wednesday and track northeastward. The wind speeds and sea heights will increase, across much of the central and western waters. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Mon. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.