000 AGXX40 KNHC 230700 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 300 AM EDT Thu May 23 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... Atlantic high pressure extending into the eastern Gulf will maintain fresh to strong SE winds across the western Gulf through Fri. Winds will diminish and become more easterly across most of the basin this weekend as the ridge builds westward along 30N. Smoke from fires in southern Mexico will maintain hazy skies in the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche the next few days. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure across the western Atlantic will maintain fresh trade winds across most of the south central Caribbean and the Gulf of Honduras through the weekend. A broad low pressure area called the Central American Gyre developing across the eastern Pacific and Central America this weekend may produce widespread showers and thunderstorms across the SW Caribbean through Sunday. As this feature becomes better defined, trade wind flow across the SW Caribbean will be disrupted and weaken considerably. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front will sink southward across northern waters through Fri, then stall and dissipate along 25N Fri night through Sunday. High pressure N of the front persist through the weekend. A broad inverted trough will persist north of Hispaniola through Fri. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.