000 AGXX40 KNHC 120737 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 337 AM EDT Fri Jul 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... Tropical Storm Barry centered near 28.0N 89.8W at 12/0600 UTC or 70 nm SSW of the mouth of The Mississippi River moving W at 3 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt. A slow west- northwestward to northwestward motion is expected to begin later today, followed by a turn toward the north on Sat. On the forecast track, the center of Barry will be near or over the central or southeastern coast of Louisiana tonight or Sat, and then move inland into the Lower Mississippi Valley on Sun. Winds and seas diminish thereafter across the basin Sun through early next week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pres N of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds over the S central Caribbean for the entire period, and fresh to occasionally strong in the Gulf of Honduras. A tropical wave near 82W/83W will exit the western Caribbean by the weekend. Another tropical wave near 65W will reach the central Caribbean Sat and enter the western Caribbean late Sun. A third tropical wave will enter the eastern Caribbean by the start of the weekend and cross the central Caribbean Sun and Mon, reaching the western Caribbean Tue. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A trough will move westward across the waters S of 27N Sat through early Tue when it will reach the Florida Peninsula. Otherwise, high pres will dominate the region through early next week, generally bringing gentle to moderate breezes, except N of Hispaniola where fresh to strong trades will pulse during the evenings. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Tropical Storm Warning early today into tonight. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Lewitsky. National Hurricane Center.