000 AGXX40 KNHC 061939 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 239 PM EST Fri Dec 6 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 weak cold front pushed offshore the Texas coast late this morning, and as of 18Z it extends from SW Louisiana to inland the Texas coast in the Brownsville area. Weak low pressure associated with the front is over northeastern Louisiana early this afternoon. The low pressure will dive southeast to south reaching the far north-central Gulf near the coast of southeastern Louisiana this evening, with the cold front extending from it to near 24N95W. The low will reach to near 29N86W by early on Sat, with the cold front extending from it to near 25N90W and to near 23N95W. The low will move little through early Sun, with the front becoming stationary. The low will drift back to the northwest later on Sun and Sun night, while weakening to a trough. Both the low and the stationary front are expected to dissipate by late Sun night. A stronger cold front is forecast to move into the NW Gulf on Tue, and reach from the NE Gulf to the SW Gulf on Wed. Strong north to northeast winds and building seas will follow in the wake of this front. Gale conditions are possible over the far west-central Gulf Tue night and in the far SW Gulf near Veracruz Wed and Wed night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh northeast to east trades will remain across most of the region through Sun night, except for fresh to strong winds along and near the coast of Colombia. Strong high pressure building north of the area will allow for winds and seas to increase early next week over much of the central and eastern Caribbean. Long-period northeast to east swell will begin to propagate through the Tropical N Atlantic waters Sun through Wed night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from near 24N65W to along the northwest coast of Haiti will gradually weaken through Sat night. A cold front extending from near 28N65W to 26N72W and northwest to 29N80W will quickly move southeast and merge with the northern part of the stationary front east of the area by early Sat evening. The western part of the cold front will be left behind as a trough over the northwest waters Sat night into early Sun. The trough will move back to the west-northwest from Sun afternoon through Mon as strong high pressure builds southward across the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas. The resultant tight gradient will bring increasing winds along with building seas over these same waters from about Sun afternoon through at least Mon evening. These conditions are expected to begin to diminish thereafter into Wed as the next cold front is expected to move into the far northwest waters late Tue night, and reach from near 31N72W to near west-central Cuba by late on Wed. Strong north to northeast winds will follow behind this front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.