000 AGXX40 KNHC 160745 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 245 AM EST Thu Jan 16 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 in coastal waters west of the Big Bend of Florida this morning. An Atlantic cold front will extend into the NE Gulf Fri and Sat. A second cold front will reach the NW Gulf Sat night, extend from northern Florida to near Tampico Mexico Sun evening, and from the Florida Straits to the Yucatan Peninsula Mon evening. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the area will support winds to gale force near the coast of Colombia through Sun morning. A cold front will reach Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands Sat night, accompanied by strong NE winds and large seas to 16 ft. Winds and seas will diminish east of the Leeward Islands Mon and Mon night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A strong cold front entering the northern waters tonight will extend from 28N65W to southern Florida on Fri, and from 22N60W to Hispaniola on Sat. It will bring strong winds and large seas to 16 ft across the region through Sat night. A second cold front will enter the NW waters Sun night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight into Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat into Sun. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.