000 AGXX40 KNHC 050811 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 311 AM EST Wed Feb 5 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... Patchy fog over the northern Gulf will dissipate through the morning ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast during the early morning. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico tonight, from near Tampa, Florida to the Yucatan Channel Thu night, then shift southeast of the basin on Fri. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected on either side of the front. The southerly return flow is forecast to reach minimal gale force over the NE Gulf on Thu. Winds and seas will diminish Fri and Sat as high pressure moves northeastward across the Gulf region. Looking ahead, a weak front may stall over the northern Gulf coast Sun. ...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 week. Winds will pulse to minimal gale force off Colombia early this morning and tonight. The trade wind flow will also increase across the eastern Caribbean on Thu. Expect fresh to strong southerly winds across the NW Caribbean, including the Yucatan Channel, through Thu night ahead of a cold front that will move across the Gulf of Mexico. The cold front is expected to reach the Yucatan Channel early Fri, then stall and dissipate from western Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras Fri night into Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure will move eastward along 29N through late today. Southerly flow will strengthen north of the Bahamas tonight into Thu, ahead of the next cold front moving off the coast of Florida Thu night into Fri. Southerly winds are expected to reach gale force off NE Florida by Thu night. The front is forecast to reach from 31N73W to western Cuba on Fri, from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by Fri night, then stall from 29N65W to the SE Bahamas Sat and Sun. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Gale Warning Thu. .GMZ015...NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W... Gale Warning Thu into Thu night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night into Fri. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night into Fri. $$ *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.