570 AGXX40 KNHC 121808 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 208 PM EDT Thu Sep 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... High pressure centered N of the basin will support moderate to fresh NE to E winds into the weekend. A trough of low pressure currently over the Bahamas is expected to move NW toward the Florida peninsula through the end of the week, likely organizing into a tropical cyclone. This feature will likely to move into the far eastern Gulf of Mexico this weekend into early next week, accompanied by widespread showers, thunderstorms, gusty winds, and building seas. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure N of the region will maintain moderate trades, that will at times pulse to fresh to strong in the south central Caribbean. A tropical wave will cross from the central Caribbean into the western Caribbean Fri morning, then exit into Central America Sun. Another tropical wave will enter the tropical N Atlantic and eastern Caribbean Fri night. A third and stronger tropical wave will approach the tropical N Atlantic and eastern Caribbean over the weekend into early next week, expected to bring widespread showers and thunderstorms, gusty winds and building seas. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A trough of low pressure over the SE Bahamas will track slowly WNW through the remainder of the week. This trough is expected to organize into a low pressure center over the next day or so, and a tropical cyclone is likely to form by Saturday. This system will bring widespread showers, thunderstorms, gusty winds, and building seas to the Bahamas, and may reach the Florida peninsula late Friday. A strong tropical wave may approach the waters S of 22N early next week. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 KONARIK. National Hurricane Center.