000 AGXX40 KNHC 152241 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 541 PM 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 dense fog will persist within 30 nm of shore between Pensacola Florida and Pascagoula Mississippi until mid morning Thu. Weak ridging extends SW over the Gulf from the SE United States. A cold front will move S over the NE Gulf Thu evening, become stationary in the NE Gulf Fri afternoon, then dissipate late on Sat. Afterwards, weak SE return flow will set up across the basin ahead of the next cold front entering the NW Gulf Sat night. The front should extend from the Big Bend coast of Florida to near Tampico Sun afternoon and from the Florida Straits to the Yucatan Peninsula Mon afternoon. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A strong Bermuda High N of the area will maintain evening to early morning NE gales over S central Caribbean through Sun morning. A long fetch of fresh to strong trades over the tropical N Atlantic is combining with N swell to produce high seas in the Atlantic waters E of the Lesser Antilles. The trades and associated seas will diminish Thu. A cold front will reach the tropical N Atlantic Sat and usher in a new round of large long period N swell. This swell will start subsiding Mon night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A strong Bermuda High over the W Atlantic will maintain moderate to strong trades and some N swell south of 22N through Thu. A cold front will enter the N waters Thu evening and progress south-southeast before dissipating just N of Puerto Rico Sat evening. Strong winds and high seas will follow the front and prevail across the southern waters through Sat night. A new cold front will enter the NW waters Sun night with strong winds affecting the waters N of 28N through Mon night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Thu night into Fri. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night into Sun. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.