000 AGXX40 KNHC 011612 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1112 AM EST Sat Feb 1 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 extending from Tampa Bay, Florida to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula will reach the Yucatan Channel this afternoon, and move southeast of the Gulf through late today. An area of showers and tstms is over the SE Gulf ahead of the front, mainly S of 25N. Winds and seas could be higher near tstms. High pressure will follow the front from west to east across the Gulf through Mon, ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast through mid week. Expect fresh to strong southerly return flow ahead of the next cold front Mon through Tue. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A cold front in the southeast Gulf of Mexico will move through the Yucatan Channel this afternoon, reach from the Windward Passage to eastern Honduras by late Sun, then stall and weaken from Haiti through Grand Cayman Mon before dissipating into Tue. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front through Sun morning. High pressure building north of the area in the wake of the front will support strong trade winds across the south central Caribbean through the period, pulsing to near gale force off Colombia Sun night. Expect also increasing winds across the Windward Passage Sun night into Mon morning. Looking ahead, minimal gale force winds are possible off Colombia Tue night into Wed as the high pressure shifts eastward to the north of the region. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 31N77W to near Cape Canaveral Florida will move southeast and reach from 31N67W to 21N76W by Sun morning, then will be across the SE waters by Sun night. Winds are expected to reach minimal gale force ahead of the front E of 70W tonight into Sun morning. Winds and seas will subside through mid week as high pressure following the front moves east along 29N. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning tonight into Sun. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.