000 AGXX40 KNHC 191827 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 227 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 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 over the Carolinas will dominate the Gulf waters through Sun. The pressure gradient will tighten over the eastern Gulf tonight through Sat night resulting in fresh to strong easterly winds and building seas to 8 ft. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Hurricane Jerry near 16.8N 54.4W 988 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt. Jerry will move to 17.5N 56.5W this evening, 18.5N 59.3W Fri morning, 19.5N 62.1W Fri evening, 20.7N 64.8W Sat morning. The center of Jerry will be near or north of the northern Leeward Islands Friday, pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and east of the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday. An elongated area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is located just south of the Dominican Republic. Some slight development is still possible before the system begins to interact with the high terrain of Hispaniola. The disturbance is forecast to move slowly northwestward through the weekend. Looking ahead, a tropical wave located about 1000 miles west of he Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized cloudiness and showers. Some development of this system is possible while the system approaches the Windward Islands this weekend or when it moves across the eastern Caribbean Sea early next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Hurricane Humberto is forecast to become a powerful extratropical cyclone well N of area later today. Large swells generating by Humberto will continue to impact the forecast waters E of the Bahamas through Sat. Meanwhile, Hurricane Jerry near 16.8N 54.4W 988 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt. Jerry will move to 17.5N 56.5W this evening, 18.5N 59.3W Fri morning, 19.5N 62.1W Fri evening, 20.7N 64.8W Sat morning, and weaken to a tropical storm near 23.5N 68.6W Sun morning. Jerry will strengthen to a hurricane again near 26.5N 70.0W early Mon, and change little in intensity as it moves to near 30.5N 67.0W Tue. The center of Jerry will be near or north of the northern Leeward Islands Friday, pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and east of the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ025...OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS... Hurricane Warning Fri. Tropical Storm Warning Fri night. .AMZ027...TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W... Hurricane Warning today into Fri. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ121...ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Tropical Storm Warning Sat. .AMZ125...ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH... Hurricane Warning Sat. .AMZ127...ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... Tropical Storm Warning tonight. Hurricane Warning Fri into Sat. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.