000 AGXX40 KNHC 091444 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 944 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2020 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... High pressure in the SE United States will shift eastward into the western Atlantic Ocean through Friday. A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday morning. The front will extend from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche Saturday night. The cold front will stall, and drift northward, from Sunday through Monday. Gale-force NW winds are possible near the coast of Veracruz Mexico on Saturday afternoon. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong high pressure will build north of the area through Friday, and it will remain in the western and central Atlantic Ocean through Monday night. Strong trade winds and building seas will prevail across the entire region through Monday night. Gale-force winds are expected near the coast of Colombia during the entire time. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front, from 26N65W to 24N74W, will push to the east of the area by tonight. Strong high pressure, building to the north of the front through Friday, will remain in the western and central Atlantic Ocean through Monday night. Expect strong winds and building seas across the entire region. The comparatively highest winds and seas are expected to the east of the Bahamas through Sunday. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat and Sat night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning from today into Sat. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE from Sat into Mon night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 MT. National Hurricane Center.