000 AGXX40 KNHC 150655 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 155 AM EST Wed Jan 15 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... Areas of fog will persist within 60 nm of shore from Pensacola Florida to Brownsville, Texas through Wed morning. Return flow will dominate the gulf waters through Thu. A cold front will move S over the NE Gulf Thu evening, become stationary along the northern gulf on Fri, then dissipate late on Fri. Afterwards, return flow will establish across the basin ahead of the next cold front entering the NW basin Sat night. The front will extend from Sarasota, Florida to near Tampico Sun evening and exit the Florida Straits Mon morning. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong high pressure N of the area will maintain gales over the south-central Caribbean tonight. Then, winds will pulse to gale force during the overnight hours through Sun morning. Elsewhere, strong winds will continue across much of the central and western Caribbean through Sat. Strong winds will linger for the waters from the Windward Passage to Jamaica through Sat. Large seas in long period NE swell will continue across the region through midweek, and persist over the central Caribbean through Sun night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Strong high pres over the western Atlc will maintain strong trades across the waters S of 22N through Wed evening. Large seas in long period NE swell will continue for much of the region through Wed. Winds will diminish late Wed through Thu as high pres weakens over the northern waters. A cold front will enter the northern waters Thu evening, then continue S across the region through Sat evening. Fresh to strong N winds and building seas in large N to NE swell will follow the front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. Gale Warning Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night into Sun. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Landsea. National Hurricane Center.