000 AGXX40 KNHC 161700 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1200 PM 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 S return flow over the W Gulf will persist today. A strong cold front will move off the Texas coast by this evening, extend from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche Tue afternoon, then move across the SE Gulf by Wed afternoon. N gales and building seas are expected W of the front mainly W of 94W commencing tonight in the NW Gulf, spreading southward 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 after the frontal passage Thu through Fri. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong trades and building seas E of 80W will persist through mid-week as the Bermuda High builds N of the area. Winds will pulse to near gale on tonight 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. Mixed N swell and E wind waves will maintain seas 8 ft or greater over the Tropical N Atlantic waters for the next several days before diminishing on Fri. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 27N65W to the SE Bahamas will stall and weaken today across the northern waters. A stronger cold front will move off the SE United States coast Tue night, extend from near 31N74W to the S Florida peninsula Wed afternoon, then from 28N65W to the central Bahamas and central Cuba on Thu afternoon, and finally stalling over the S Bahamas on Fri afternoon. Strong N to NE winds and building seas are expected across much of the region following frontal passage. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... Gale Warning tonight into Tue. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Tue into Tue night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Tue into Wed. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Lewitsky. National Hurricane Center.