000 AGXX40 KNHC 190735 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 335 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 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 along the U.S. gulf coast will maintain moderate return flow over the Gulf today. Low pressure in central Mexico and a W Atlantic ridge will support fresh to locally strong SE winds across most of the basin on Fri. A cold front entering the NW Gulf on Sat will weaken and stall Sat night and Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A ridge north of the area will support fresh to strong winds in the south-central Caribbean through Mon night. Strongest winds will be near the coast of Colombia each night. Fresh to strong winds will persist over the Windward Passage and S of Hispaniola through Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Strengthening high pressure over the west-central Atlantic will increase winds and seas S of 25N through Fri night. A weak cold front drifting SE from the coast of Georgia this weekend will stall east of northern Florida by Mon night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.