000 AGXX40 KNHC 161811 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 211 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 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 high pressure ridge will remain near the northern Gulf coast through Sat night. Gentle to moderate east to southeast winds will generally prevail across the basin, except that winds will be fresh to strong to the northwest of the Yucatan peninsula during the evening and overnight hours. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds over the central Caribbean through the forecast period. Winds will briefly increase to gale force NW of the Coast of Colombia Wed night. Fresh to occasionally strong trade winds will affect the Gulf of Honduras Tue night through Thu night. A tropical wave along 77W and south of 19N will move across the western Caribbean Wed through Thu night. A surge of fresh to strong winds and building seas will accompany this wave. A batch of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the wake of the wave is noted from 13N to 16N between 73W and 76W. This activity is quickly moving westward, and may be accompanied by strong gusty winds. The next tropical wave will approach the Windward Islands this evening and move across the eastern Caribbean Wed through early Thu evening, then across the central Caribbean Thu night into Sat morning and across the eastern part of the western Caribbean Sat night. Yet another tropical wave will move across the Tropical N Atlantic Thu and approach the Windward Islands Thu evening. This wave will move across the eastern Caribbean Fri through early Sat evening, and move into the eastern part of the central Caribbean Sat night and across the rest of the central Caribbean through Sun night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A trough between the Bahamas and Florida will move across the Florida Peninsula this afternoon. A weak 1018 mb low near 29N67W, with a trough to 27N71W will drift southwest to west through Wed while dissipating. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be near the low and trough through Wed. High pressure dominating the basin will maintain gentle to moderate east to southeast winds over the Bahamas. The high will be strong enough o generate fresh to strong east winds between the southeastern Bahamas and Hispaniola through Fri night, primarily during the evening hours. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning Within 90 nm of NW coast of Colombia Wed night into early Thu. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.