000 AGXX40 KNHC 131941 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 241 PM EST Fri Dec 13 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 stationary front extending from along the coast of the Florida panhandle to 27N90W and to near 23N92W will transition to a cold front this afternoon and quickly sweep across the southeastern Gulf through Sat, reaching the Straits of Florida Sat evening and to southeast of the area early Sun. High pressure behind the front will shift to just east of northeast Florida on Sun allowing for mainly fresh southerly winds to set up over the far western Gulf. These winds will shift eastward and diminish through Mon as a strong cold front approaches the Texas coast. This front will move off the Texas coast Mon afternoon, reach from near Pensacola, Florida to 25N93W and to near Veracruz early Tue, from near Apalachicola, Florida to 24N89W and to the eastern Bay of Campeche Tue night, to the far SE early Wed and to southeast of the area by late Wed afternoon. Gale force northerly winds are possible west of the front near the coast of Mexico from Tue through Wed. On Wed night, minimal gale force northwest winds are expected be confined to the extreme SW gulf along and within 60 nm of the coast of Mexico near Veracruz. Large wave heights will be slow to subside in the central and western Gulf waters south of about 27N on Wed and Wed night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Winds and seas will gradually diminish across the region today as high pressure in the Atlantic shifts eastward. Trade winds across the central and eastern Caribbean will increase early next week. Fresh trades along with moderate NE swell is expected in Tropical N Atlantic waters this weekend. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 31N69W to south-central Florida will weaken to a trough by tonight. Southerly winds will increase tonight and Sat ahead of a weak cold front expected to move east across the northern waters this weekend. A stronger cold front is forecast to move off the southeastern U.S. coast Tue afternoon or early Tue evening. This front is forecast to reach from near 31N74W to the NW Bahamas and to western Cuba early Wed and from near 31N69W to 27N72W and to east central by Wed night. Strong northerly winds are expected behind this front. Building wave heights will most likely occur to the north and northeast of the Bahamas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W Tue AND Tue night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue through Wed night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.