000 AGXX40 KNHC 171540 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1140 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 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 weak ridge across the northern Gulf will produce moderate to fresh SE return flow and patchy morning fog across the NW Gulf through Wed. Low pressure forming over interior Mexico and a strengthening W Atlc ridge will induce fresh return flow across most of the basin later this week. A slow moving cold front will reach the northern Gulf Fri night, where it will stall and weaken through late Sat. Strong NE to E winds will develop each evening north of the Yucatan Peninsula, then weaken overnight as the associated trough moves offshore. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure across the NW Atlc will support fresh to strong winds over the south-central Caribbean for the next several days. Gale force winds are possible near the coast of Colombia Thu night. A surface trough across the Anegada Passage and into the Atlc along 63W-64W will shift slowly W to 70W and weaken through Thu morning. Strong winds will pulse in the Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola at night through Sat. Building high pressure will increase winds and seas over the NE Caribbean and east of the Leeward Islands Thu night through Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A trough from 27N73W to 31N77W will drift SW and dissipate later today. Strengthening high pressure north of the area will increase winds and seas south of 27N Wed night through Sat. A cold front will move off northern Florida on Sat night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.