000 AGXX40 KNHC 061659 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1159 AM EST Fri Mar 6 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 across the SE waters, from SW Florida to the Yucatan Channel, will move SE of the basin by this afternoon. Fresh to strong winds and seas of up to 10 ft are expected behind the front. High pressure building in the wake of the front will support fresh to strong N to NE winds, mainly across the eastern half of the Gulf waters, through Sat evening, and NE to E winds Sat night through Mon. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong winds will continue across the south-central Caribbean through Tue night, pulsing to minimal gale force near the coast of Colombia at night Sun through Tue. A cold front will enter the NW Caribbean this afternoon. The front will reach from E Cuba to the central Gulf of Honduras Sat afternoon, from central Hispaniola to near the Honduras-Nicaragua border Sun morning, then stall from the Virgin Islands into central Caribbean Mon. Strong to near gale force NE winds and large seas will develop behind the front across the Caribbean and Atlc Passages through late Mon. Gale conditions are possible in the lee of Cuba, across the Windward Passage, and off the coast of Hispaniola Sun night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from 31N76W to S Florida will reach from 31N70W to the central Bahamas to western Cuba this evening, from 29N65W to eastern Cuba Sat morning, and from 25N65W to Hispaniola Sat evening, then stall and weaken over the SE waters Sun night through Mon. Frequent gusts to gale force are expected across the waters N of 29N ahead and behind the front through this evening, with strong to minimal gale force W of the front tonight and Sat. Elsewhere, strong winds and large seas developing behind the front will prevail most of the forecast period. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ013...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon. .AMZ015...Caribbean Approaches to the Windward Passage... GALE WARNING Sun GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon. .AMZ023...CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon. .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sun night into Mon. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Tue. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATL from 27N to 31N W of 77W... GALE WARNING this afternoon and tonight. .AMZ113...ATL from 27N to 31N between 70W and 77W... GALE WARNING this afternoon and tonight. $$ *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.