000 AGXX40 KNHC 160700 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EST Mon Dec 16 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... Fresh to strong southerly return flow over the western Gulf will persist through Mon. A strong cold front will move off the Texas coast Mon night, extend from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche Tue, then move across the SE Gulf on Wed. Gale force northerly winds and building seas are expected west of the front near the coast of Mexico Tue through Wed. Winds and seas will diminish over the central and western Gulf Thu through Fri. Strong NE to E winds will continue over the Straits of Florida Thu through Fri night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong trades and building seas will develop east of 80W overnight and persist through mid week as high pressure builds north of the area. Winds will pulse to near gale force speeds on Mon night near the coast of Colombia. A strong cold front will cross the Yucatan Channel Wed, extend from western Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras Wed night, then stall and weaken over the NW Caribbean Thu into Thu night. Winds and seas will gradually diminish over the NW Caribbean Fri and Fri night. Northerly swell will maintain seas 8 ft or greater over the Tropical N Atlantic waters through Fri. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 31N62W to 28N65W to 24N73W will stall and weaken overnight into Mon across the northern waters. A stronger cold front will move off the southeast U.S. coast Tue night, then extend from near 31N70W across the NW Bahamas to western Cuba on Wed night. Strong N to NE winds and building seas are expected across much of the region following frontal passage. The front will cross the southern Bahamas on Thu, then stall over the central waters Thu night through Fri night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Tue into Tue night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Tue into Tue night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Landsea. National Hurricane Center.