000 AGXX40 KNHC 271610 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1110 AM EST Fri Dec 27 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 easterly winds persist over the eastern Gulf between a trough over the central Gulf and high pressure over the western Atlantic. The trough will drift into the western Gulf later today then dissipate late Fri. Fresh to occasional strong southerly return flow will set up over the northwest Gulf Sat, ahead of a cold front expected to enter the northwest Gulf Sat night into Sun. Fresh to strong wind will follow the front as it reaches from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico Mon, before stalling from the Straits of Florida to the Bay of Campeche by late Tue. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure building north of the area will support increasing winds and seas over much of the south central Caribbean late today through Sun. The winds will diminish slightly early next week as the high pressure shifts eastward. Meanwhile northerly swell will move into Atlantic passages and the tropical Atlantic waters off the Leeward and Windward Islands Sat through early next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure building over the western Atlantic will support fresh to strong NE to E winds south of 27N through Sat night. The high pressure will shift east Sun into Mon, allowing these winds to diminish. However, will veer more south to southwest and increase late Sat into Mon off northeast Florida ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Florida coast by late Mon. The front will reach from near Bermuda to the Straits of Florida by late Tue. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.