000 AGXX40 KNHC 071515 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1115 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 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... High pressure will build over the NE Gulf today and move southward across the eastern Gulf through Wed night. A cold front will approach the northern Gulf Coast Thu and Thu night, move across the northern Gulf waters Fri, then stall and weaken Fri night into Sat. Expect strengthening southerly winds across the Gulf Sat night as low pressure deepens over the SE United States. Smoke from agricultural fires in southern Mexico may reduce visibilities over the Bay of Campeche. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Building high pressure over the SW N Atlantic waters will support fresh to strong winds along the coast of Colombia and in the Gulf of Venezuela through Thu. Fresh winds will pulse each night over the Gulf of Honduras, possibly reaching strong speeds by this weekend. A trough will linger in the vicinity of the Leeward Islands through Wed while lifting northward. Long- period northerly swell will continue affecting the waters east of the Lesser Antilles through tonight. Another round of northerly swell will impact these waters late Thu night into this weekend. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure offshore of Florida will track SE through Wed, then maintain a ridge across the southern waters through late week. A trough will cross the northern waters Wed night and Thu. A cold front is expected to move SE across the SW N Atlantic waters late Thu night through Sat night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.