000 AGXX40 KNHC 040609 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 209 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 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... Weak high pressure ridging over the eastern Gulf will shift eastward through Sat night in response to low pressure and an associated cold front that is advancing eastward over the central U.S. The front is expected to reach the Texas coast Sat, then become stationary before it lifts back north as a warm front Sun. This front will trigger showers and thunderstorms over the far NW Gulf Fri night through Sat night. High pressure from off the Carolina coast will slide southward early next week setting up an east to west ridge across the area. This will allow for generally light to moderate east to southeast winds over the basin through Wed night. Fresh to strong winds will pulse each evening north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula through the period as thermal troughs emerge off the Peninsula to across SW Gulf. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Winds over the basin will gradually increase through the middle of next week as high pressure rebuilds over the western Atlantic. Fresh to strong winds will pulse each night during the forecast period beginning Sat night over the Gulf of Honduras and especially along the coast of Colombia. Fresh to strong northeast winds are expected through the Windward Passage Mon night and Tue night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extends from near 22N65W to the north-central coast of Hispaniola and continues as stationary front to the Windward Passage. The cold front will slowly move eastward to east of the Leeward Islands near 18N62W by Mon morning. Gale conditions are possible near 31N65W Sat evening as a deep low pressure system centered southeast of New England drops southeastward passing just east of Bermuda Sun morning. North swell generated by the low will produce very large seas across the waters east and northeast of the Bahamas through the weekend. Seas will gradually subside through early next week as the swell decays. High pressure will shift southward over the north-central waters Mon night into Tue. It will then shift southeastward through Wed night as a cold front moves across the NW waters. The front will be preceded by increasing south to southwest winds and accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.