000 AGXX40 KNHC 181517 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1117 AM EDT Wed Mar 18 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 maintain moderate SE return flow and patchy fog across the NW Gulf today. Low pressure forming over northern Mexico and a strengthening W Atlantic ridge will support fresh return flow across most of the basin later this week. A slow-moving cold front will reach the NW Gulf late Fri, then stall and weaken over the northern Gulf Sat through Sun. Strong NE to E winds will develop each evening N 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... Fresh to strong winds will prevail over the south- central Caribbean through this weekend, with strong to minimal gale force winds developing near the coast of Colombia tonight, and again Thu night as high pressure builds north of the area. A surface trough over the NE Caribbean in the vicinity of 67W will shift westward and weaken through Wed. Strong winds will persist in the Windward Passage and S of Hispaniola through Sun. Building high pressure over the NW Atlantic will increase winds and seas over the NE Caribbean and E of the Leeward Islands Thu night into this weekend. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Strengthening high pressure over the NW Atlantic will increase winds and seas S of 27N tonight through Fri night. A cold front will move off the southeast U.S. coast this weekend and stall over the northern waters late Sun and Sun night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. Gale Warning Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.