000 AGXX40 KNHC 161610 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1210 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 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 ridge extending from the western Atlantic westward to across the Gulf of Mexico will change little through Fri. The pressure gradient will tighten between the ridge and low pressure forming over inland Mexico leading to some increase in winds and seas over the NW and N-central Gulf Wed night into Thu. A cold front is forecast to reach the Texas coast Fri and reach from the Florida western panhandle to southern Texas by late on Sat. Fresh to locally strong northeast winds are expected behind this front along with seas building to around 8 ft. Fresh to locally strong northeast to east winds will develop each evening near the northern Yucatan Peninsula through Sat, then weaken overnight as the associated trough moves offshore. Patchy fog is expected over portions of the NW Gulf, especially during the overnight and early morning hours into Tue. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure north of the area will support fresh to strong northeast to east winds over the south-central Caribbean for the next several days. Strong to minimal gale force winds are expected each night near the coast of Colombia through the period. Strong winds will pulse through the Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola each night and into the mornings through Fri. Expect also increasing winds in the lee of Cuba Wed night into Thu, and east of the Leeward Islands Thu night through late Sat as high pressure strengthens north of the area. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... The pressure gradient between strengthening high pressure ridging over the western Atlantic and weakening low pressure of 1015 mb located over the far southeastern waters near 20N62W supports moderate to fresh north to northeast winds over the eastern part of the area south of 27N. The low pressure is forecast to move to near 19N62W by early this afternoon, and weaken to a trough near the Leeward Islands this evening. A weak cold front will move across the northern waters today and tonight. Moderate to fresh winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front. Strengthening high pressure north of the area will result in increasing easterly winds and building seas, mainly across the waters S of 27N, Wed night through early Fri, then S of 25N Fri night and S of about 23N Sat and Sat night. These areas include the Windward and Mona Passages. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning at night into the early mornings within 90 nm of coast of Colombia through Sat. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.