000 AGXX40 KNHC 310831 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 331 AM EST Fri Jan 31 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 developing cold front reaches from 1014 mb low pressure over the north central Gulf to northeast Mexico. The low will shift east of the area through tonight, with the trailing cold front moving across the Gulf through late Sat. Winds may reach gale force off Veracruz late today behind the front. High pressure will follow the front from west to east early in the week, ahead of another cold front moving off the Texas coast late Tue night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong winds are expected near the coast of Colombia through the middle of next week as high pressure builds north of the region. Otherwise, gentle to moderate trade winds will increase to fresh speeds over the Caribbean this weekend. Winds and seas will increase Sat night and Sun behind a cold front entering the northwest Caribbean. The front will stall and weaken by Mon from the Windward Passage to eastern Honduras before dissipating Tue. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front from 27N65W to central Cuba will stall and dissipate through late today. A stronger cold front will sweep across the region Sat through Sun, resulting in near gale force westerly winds and building seas north of 28N. High pressure will move eastward along roughly 29N early in the week following the front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun. $$ *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 Christensen. National Hurricane Center.