000 AGXX40 KNHC 040801 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 301 AM EST Tue Feb 4 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... Fresh to strong southerly winds are expected across the western Gulf through tonight, ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Wed morning. Frequent gusts to minimal gale force are likely this morning over the northwest Gulf. The front will reach from southeast Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico late Wed, from near Tampa, Florida to the northeast Yucatan peninsula late Thu, before shifting southeast of the basin Fri. Winds and seas diminish Fri and Sat as a high pressure moves eastward across the northern Gulf. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure N of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds across the south-central Caribbean through the forecast period, pulsing to minimal gale force off Colombia early this morning. Expect fresh to strong southerly winds across the western Caribbean, including the Yucatan Channel, Wed through Thu as another cold front moves across the Gulf of Mexico. The cold front is forecast to reach the Yucatan Channel Thu night into Fri, then stall and dissipate into Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front is stalling and dissipating just north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. High pressure will move eastward along 28N through mid week in the wake of the front. Southerly flow will increase north of the Bahamas by Wed night, ahead of the next cold front moving off the coast of Florida Thu night into Fri. Southerly winds, ahead of the front, may reach gale force off northeast Florida by late Thu night. The front should reach from 31N72W to the Straits of Florida on Fri, and from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by Sat morning. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Wed night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri. $$ *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.