000 AGXX40 KNHC 120707 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 307 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 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... Weak high pressure over the eastern and central Gulf will slide eastward through Sat as a deep low pressure system and strong cold front move across Texas. The cold front will move off Texas and SW Louisiana Sat night, and reach from Apalachicola FL to near 25N88W and the eastern Bay of Campeche Sun night. Strong southeast winds and building seas will develop ahead of the front today through Sun. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible ahead of the front. The front will be followed by strong northerly winds across much of the Gulf, with minimal gale conditions possible in the far SW Gulf near Veracruz on Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong southeast winds will develop in the far western Caribbean and Gulf of Honduras today through Sat afternoon, and continue the Gulf of Honduras through Sun night. Fresh to strong winds will develop over the south-central Caribbean and near the coast of Colombia today through Sun night, and gradually expand northward in coverage. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front from 30N60W to 28N68W will become stationary early Sat as strong high pressure builds southward over the central Atlantic. The front will weaken to a trough and drift NNW Sat night, and as the high shifts east of area. Fresh to strong northeast to east winds E of 75W will spread southward to near 27N tonight, becoming fresh east to southeast winds on Sat as a cold front approaches the far northwest waters. This front will move across the northwest and central waters Mon and Mon night, preceded by fresh to strong south to southwest winds over the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.