000 AGXX40 KNHC 201839 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 239 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 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 surface ridge extending across the northern Gulf from Bermuda high pressure will maintain mainly gentle to moderate E to SE winds across much of the Gulf through Sat. The passage of a tropical wave and surface trough on Wed night will support fresh to locally strong winds in the SW Gulf Wed night and Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A tropical wave over the western Caribbean near 85W will exit the basin by tonight. Bermuda high pressure north of the area will maintain fresh to strong trade winds over the south-central Caribbean through tonight. Winds will remain fresh to locally strong in this region through Sat as the pressure gradient persists between high pressure north of the region and low pressure over Colombia. The next tropical wave will move across the Lesser Antilles on Wed night, then continue moving westward across the Caribbean through the rest of the week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist into tonight near the Bahamas and Great Bahama Bank as the remnants of a surface trough move across southern Florida. A surface ridge extending westward from Bermuda high pressure will dominate the northern waters through Sat, with gentle to moderate E to SE winds prevailing across much of the region. Fresh trades are expected at night between the Turks and Caicos Islands and Hispaniola. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Reinhart. National Hurricane Center.