000 AGXX40 KNHC 190741 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 241 AM EST Sun Jan 19 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 cold front extends from near Mobile, Alabama to just N of Tampico, Mexico early this morning. This front will move quickly SE through the Gulf today, and stretch from near Fort Myers Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by this evening, then move SE of the Gulf Mon. Strong N winds follow the front, and gales will develop offshore areas south of Tampico this evening, then offshore Veracruz starting overnight and continuing into Mon night. Winds and seas will diminish Tue and Tue night as high pressure builds into the Gulf. This high will move east Wed, allowing strong S winds to develop in the northern Gulf Wed and Wed night. The next cold front will move into the NW Gulf Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Gales will finally end this afternoon off the coast of Colombia this afternoon, before winds quickly pulse back to gale force tonight. Thereafter the pressure gradient responsible or the high winds will lessen some, allowing winds to decrease to strong levels into mid-week. High pressure building SW toward the Caribbean will result in strong E and NE winds over much of the Central and Eastern Caribbean through tonight, before the high moves to the east and weakens, leading to lesser winds for most of the area. Long period N swell has arrived to the Antilles and this is creating very large seas and hazardous marine conditions the Tropical North Atlantic. These conditions will persist into Mon, before seas gradually subside. Over the NW Caribbean, a cold front will move through Mon evening, leading to fresh to strong N winds through Tue night for waters W of 80W. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front along the Greater Antilles will weaken and dissipate today. Strong winds north of the front will diminish to fresh as it weakens. Very large seas in N to NE swell will continue into Mon, resulting in large breaking waves and dangerous surface conditions on Atlantic beaches of the Greater Antilles and Turks and Caicos Islands. A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast today, reach a line from Bermuda to the central Bahamas to central Cuba by late Mon, then stall from east of Bermuda through the Turks and Caicos Islands and through the Windward Passage on Tue. A reinforcing surge of high pressure building down the east coast of the U.S. in the wake of this cold front will bring strong to near gale force winds over waters N of 25N Tue through Thu. Gales appear likely Tue night N of 28N and W of 77W. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning tonight into Mon night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. $$ *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.