000 AGXX40 KNHC 130738 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 238 AM EST Mon Jan 13 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... A warm front extending from the north-central Gulf Coast to the SW Gulf will lift NW today while gradually weakening into a trough. Atlantic high pressure will build westward across the northern Gulf today through Thu. A cold front will move southward into the NE Gulf Thu night, then stall and weaken Fri into Fri night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong high pressure centered NE of the region will maintain gale force winds in the south-central Caribbean through Tue night. Winds will likely continue pulsing to gale force near the coast of Colombia Wed through Fri night. Elsewhere, strong to near gale force winds will persist across most of the Caribbean through Tue night, then gradually diminish Wed through Fri east of 70W as high pressure weakens over the western Atlantic. Large seas in long-period NE swell will continue across the region through midweek. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Strong high pressure across the western and central Atlantic will maintain strong trades across the waters S of 27N through Tue, with near gale force winds expected near the Approaches to the Windward Passage. Large seas in long-period NE swell will continue over much of the region through Wed. Winds will diminish Wed through Thu as high pressure weakens over the SW N Atlantic. A cold front is expected to move into the northern waters late Thu and continue southward through Fri night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into Tue night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning early today into Tue. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Reinhart. National Hurricane Center.