000 AGXX40 KNHC 180756 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 256 AM EST Sat Jan 18 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 weakening stationary front extends from the Florida Keys northwest to near Galveston, Texas. This front will dissipate over the Gulf today. The strong easterly winds to the north of the front over the NE Gulf will diminish today and seas will gradually subside. A cold front will move off the Texas coast early this evening, moving SE and reaching a Clearwater Florida to Bay of Campeche line by Sun evening, then move SE of the area by early Mon. Strong northerly winds will follow this cold front, and gale conditions are expected to develop from offshore Tampico Mexico into the western Bay of Campeche Sun and Sun night. Offshore Veracruz, gales may persist through Mon night. High pressure will settle in by Tue leading to lighter winds, but as it move east of the area, strong SE winds will develop int the NW Gulf Wed into Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... The pressure gradient between strong high pressure centered along the eastern U.S. and low pressure over northwestern Colombia will continue to support gales off the coast of Colombia through Sun morning, with gale force winds again pulsing Sun night. This gradient will tighten further as the high surges south through tonight, leading to strong to near gale force winds over much of the central and northeast Caribbean into Sun. For most areas, winds and seas will diminish Mon and Tue, by a cold front will move into the NW Caribbean Mon evening, bringing strong N winds to areas W of 80W into Tue night. This front is expected to become stationary from near Windward Passage to the southwest Caribbean on Wed and Wed night and weaken. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extends from around 22N65W to the Turks and Caicos Islands and into the Florida Straits. This front will stall over the Greater Antilles by this evening, then dissipate Sun. In its wake, strong northerly winds, some near gale force, will result, with large seas in northerly swell expected through Mon. Another cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast Sun afternoon, then SE across the area through mid-week. Strong to near gale force northerly winds and building seas will follow in behind this front over the northwest waters early next week, then mainly strong north to northeast over the remainder of the waters through Wed night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Sun into Sun night. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Sun night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into Sun night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Wed night. $$ *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 KONARIK. National Hurricane Center.