000 AGXX40 KNHC 081829 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 229 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 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 trough extending from near Ft Meyers, Florida SW to the NE tip of the Yucatan will lift slowly NW through tonight. A cold front extending from the Florida Panhandle to the upper Mexican coast will sink slowly S through early Wed and stall along 26N- 27N through Thu. Moderate to fresh winds behind the front will persist into Wed before diminishing. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Fri night and reach from near the mouth of the Mississippi River to Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon, accompanied by strong to near gale force winds. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A tropical wave along 68W will move through the basin and reach the W Caribbean Thu. Fresh to strong tradewinds and will follow behind the wave today through Wed. ITCZ related convection is being dragged into SE Carib behind the tropical wave and expected to persist there through early Thu. Large N-NE swell across the regional Atlc will continue to impact the area waters and move through the Caribbean passages through Wed, then gradually subside during the latter half of the week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A weakening stationary front extends across the northern waters from 27N65W to beyond 31N69W. North of the front, strong SE winds and high seas will prevail today. Winds and seas will begin to diminish there tonight as the pressure gradient relaxes. A surface trough over the NW Bahamas and S Florida extends SW into the SE Gulf of Mexico this morning, with a surface low having emerged fro the convection. SSW winds to around 30 kt will prevail E of the trough and low as it lifts NE out of area this evening. This low is expected to rotate cyclonically around the low to the N of it and gradually merge, then this new system merging with a cold front that will move off the SE U.S. coast tonight and approach the NW Bahamas on Wed. The front will then stall and weaken over the Bahamas for the latter half of the 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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.