000 AGXX40 KNHC 311807 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 940 AM EST Tue Dec 31 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 cold front extends from south Florida to near 22N89W then becomes stationary to low pres near 21N95W. The cold front will stall later today. The low and accompanying boundary will then lift northward through Wed, dissipating over the northwest Gulf by Thu. A strong cold front will move off the Texas coast Thu night. This front will reach from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche by Fri evening, and push south and east of the Gulf Sat. Expect increasing winds and building seas across the Gulf both ahead of, and behind, the front as it shifts across the Gulf waters. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the area will maintain fresh to occasionally strong trade winds off Colombia through the week. Long- period N swell propagating through the Atlantic passages and the tropical Atlantic waters off the Leeward and Windward Islands will subside by Wed. A cold front will move through the Yucatan Channel into the northwest Caribbean Sat, with an increase in winds and seas behind the front. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from near 31N75W to south Florida will reach from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas on Wed afternoon. The front will stall and weaken along roughly 25N by Thu afternoon, and then dissipate Fri. Another cold front is forecast to move off the NE Florida coast by late Fri and reach the NW Bahamas by Sat. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 AL. National Hurricane Center.