000 AGXX40 KNHC 021831 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 231 PM EDT Thu May 2 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 trough moving across the Florida peninsula this morning will reach the northeastern Gulf later today, then weaken into Fri as it continues to move north of the area. A daily trough off northwest Yucatan will support occasional pulses of fresh to strong winds during the evenings through early next week. Elsewhere high pressure will support over the northern Gulf will support gentle to moderate winds over the northeast Gulf and moderate to fresh SE winds elsewhere, diminishing through Sat. Ongoing agricultural fires are generating widespread smoke which could reduce visibility over the western Gulf and the Bay of Campeche. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A tight pressure gradient between high pressure north of the area and low pressure over Colombia will continue to support strong to near gale force northeast to east winds over the the central Caribbean and Gulf of Honduras through the rest of the week, reaching minimal gale force along the coast of Colombia tonight. Winds will begin to diminish and decrease in areal coverage this weekend into early next week as the high pressure weakens and allows for the pressure gradient to slacken. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A trough over south Florida to north of the Bahamas will continue to move across Florida into the eastern Gulf today, allowing associated winds, seas and thunderstorms to diminish through tonight. High pressure near Bermuda will support pulses of fresh to strong winds north of Hispaniola during the evenings through Sat. A cold front will move over the far northwestern forecast waters Sun night, then weaken as it quickly moves across the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas through Mon night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Landsea. National Hurricane Center.