000 AGXX40 KNHC 120705 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 205 AM EST Wed Feb 12 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... High pressure will prevail through the evening before retreating eastward. A stalled out front in the NW Gulf along a 1010 mb low pressure area near 26.5N96.5W will begin to progress eastward later today, reaching the SE Gulf by Fri evening. Winds will reach gale force west of the front off Veracruz on Thu and Thu night. The front will stall and gradually weaken over the south-central and SE Gulf Fri night, with high pressure building in its wake through the weekend. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure ridging will prevail N of the area through Sun. This will maintain strong trades across the central Caribbean through the period, pulsing to gale force each night off the coast of Colombia. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure will prevail across the forecast waters through today before retreating eastward. This will enable a cold front to move off the southeastern coast Thu evening. The front will move southeastward across the area through Sat before dissipating over the central waters Sat night into Sun. High pressure will build in the wake of the front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Thu into Thu night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Thu night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.