000 AGXX40 KNHC 191440 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 940 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 the Florida panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico. This front will move quickly SE through the remainder of the Gulf today, and move SE of the Gulf Mon. Strong N winds follow the front, and gales will develop offshore areas south of Tampico this afternoon, 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. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Winds will briefly diminish below gale force off the coast of Colombia this afternoon before pulsing to gale force tonight. Thereafter the pressure gradient responsible for the high winds will loosen, allowing winds to diminish to strong levels into mid-week. Elsewhere, 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, diminishing winds across most of the area. Long period N swell is creating very large seas and hazardous marine conditions across the Tropical North Atlantic forecast zones. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Large seas across the Atlantic waters will gradually subside from W to E through Mon. A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast today. The front will extend from Bermuda to central Cuba by late Mon, then stall from east of Bermuda to the Windward Passage on Tue. A tight pressure gradient in the wake of this cold front will bring strong to near gale force winds over the Western waters N of 25N Tue through Thu, with gales force winds possible. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning tonight into Mon night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning today into tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. $$ *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 AL. National Hurricane Center.