000 AGXX40 KNHC 121546 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1146 AM EDT Thu Mar 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... Areas of dense fog will affect waters within 30 nm of the coast between Pensacola Florida and Morgan City Louisiana until mid afternoon today. Areas of dense fog within 30 nm of the coast will linger longer over the waters between Morgan City Louisiana and Galveston Texas until around dawn Fri. Otherwise, a weak high pressure ridge N of the Gulf will generally maintain light to moderate E to SE winds over the basin through Mon night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A high pressure ridge N of the area will support fresh to locally strong winds over the south-central Caribbean through Fri. Winds will strengthen early next week as a stronger high pressure ridge builds E over the western Atlc from the United States mainland. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure ridging W from the central Atlc to the Florida E coast will shift E ahead of a cold front that will sag S over the northern waters Fri night and Sat. High pres building E over the western Atlc in the wake of the front will cause winds and seas to build E of the Bahamas Mon and Mon night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 CAM. National Hurricane Center.