000 AGXX40 KNHC 110815 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 315 AM EST Tue Feb 11 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... Surface ridging and moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the gulf through Wed evening. A cold front will stall along the TX coast later today and Wed, before moving into the NW Gulf Wed evening. The cold front is expected to move across the Gulf Wed night through Fri evening, and will likely bring gale conditions off Veracruz on Thu and Thu night. The front will stall and gradually weaken over the S central and SE Gulf Fri and Fri night, with ridging becoming re-established into the weekend. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A strong high pressure ridge N of the area will maintain strong tradewinds across the central Caribbean through the period, except for gale force winds pulsing each night off the Colombian coast. Fresh to strong winds will pulse at night across the Gulf of Honduras and the approach to the Windward Passage through Thu morning. Strong high pressure will come off the NE U.S. Sat evening and will support fresh to strong winds along the Windward Passage and Cuba adjacent waters through the remainder of the weekend. Fresh trades dominating the tropical Atlantic waters will diminish late Fri. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A dissipating stationary front extending from NW of Bermuda to NE of the Bahamas will vanish this morning. Strong high pressure will dominate the forecast waters through Wed night. A cold front is expected to move off the SE U.S. coast Thu evening. Fresh to strong southerly winds associated with the front are expected to affect the NW waters Wed night through Thu. The front will move SE across the area through Sat before dissipating NE of Puerto Rico Sat night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu into Thu night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Wed night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. .AMZ033...CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Lewitsky. National Hurricane Center.