000 AGXX40 KNHC 171853 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 253 PM EDT Sun Mar 17 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 passes through the Florida Straits near 25.5N80W, to 23.5N87.5W, curving to 21N91W, and to 18N92W in the eastern part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec of southern Mexico. High pressure is present to the northwest and north of the stationary front. The gradient, between the front and high pressure across Texas and eastern Mexico, will support strong to near gale-force NW to N winds behind the stationary front and to the west of 94W through early Monday evening, and then the wind speeds will diminish to strong through Tuesday night. Strong NE to E winds will cover just about the entire Gulf of Mexico from Monday through Tuesday. The cold front will reach from 26N81W to 25N86W and stationary to 22N95W and to 18N93W by early this evening, and continue to push southward through Tuesday, as it moves to NW Cuba, becoming stationary on Wednesday. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure centered to the southeast of Bermuda will support fresh to strong trade winds across much of the central Caribbean Sea through early Wednesday, before the wind speeds begin to diminish through the remainder of the week. The trade winds will pulse to minimal gale-force along the coast of Colombia tonight and 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 continue to slide east-southeast and weaken through tonight. A weak cold front extends from near 31N68W to 28.5N75W, to the NW Bahamas, to 26N78.5W. The front becomes stationary, and it continues through the Florida Straits beyond 25.5N80W. The front will begin to move slowly southeastward early on Monday, reaching from near 31N65W to the Straits of Florida on Tuesday morning, from near 27N65W to northwest Cuba by early on Tuesday, from near 26N65W to central Cuba on Wednesday, and from near 25N65W to east central Cuba on Thursday, while weakening. Strong northerly winds will cover just about the entire western half of the basin from Monday night through Tuesday, and then become strong northeast winds across the basin, north of 24N on Wednesday, before shifting to the east of 70W on Wednesday night and Thursday. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Tue. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ117...BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. $$ *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.