000 AGXX40 KNHC 261838 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 238 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 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... Relatively weak high pressure will continue across the area through Fri night. The high will maintain moderate to fresh south to southeast winds over the waters west of 90W. Winds will be mainly light to gentle east of 90W through the period. An upper-level trough will help trigger off scattered showers and thunderstorms over the north-central Gulf waters through early Tue. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong trade winds over the south-central Caribbean will increase in areal coverage through Tue, then decrease some Tue afternoon and increase briefly increase again Tue night before decreasing Wed. Fresh to strong east to southeast winds will pulse over the Gulf of Honduras tonight and Tue night. Tropical Storm Dorian is near 12.3N 57.7W 1002 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Dorian will move to 12.9N 59.4W this evening, 13.9N 61.4W Tue morning, strengthen to a hurricane near 15.1N 63.5W Tue evening, reach near 16.4N 65.6W Wed morning and near 17.7N 67.6W Thu morning. Dorian will move inland over eastern Hispaniola early Thu and weaken back to a tropical storm near 22.0N 72.6W early on Fri, then track to northwest while slowly strengthening as it reaches the vicinity of the NW Bahamas on Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A 1010 mb low is centered near 32N73W, with a trough extending southwestward to the NW Bahamas. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, some with strong gusty winds and rough seas are north 25N between 70W and 76W. The low will slowly lift northeastward through Wed, while the trough gradually shifts eastward across the northern waters and dissipates by early Thu. Otherwise, gentle to moderate SE winds will continue across the area. Tropical Storm Dorian, currently in the tropical Atlantic, is forecast to move across the eastern Caribbean Sea as a hurricane by the middle of the week and near the far southern waters as a tropical storm by Fri night. Expect increasing winds and building seas for those waters affected by Dorian. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ023...CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W... Hurricane Warning Tue night into Wed. .AMZ025...OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS... Tropical Storm Warning Tue. Hurricane Warning Tue night. .AMZ033...CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN... Tropical Storm Warning Tue night. .AMZ035...OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Tue night. .AMZ037...TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... Tropical Storm Warning today into tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.