000 AGXX40 KNHC 241523 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1123 AM EDT Fri Apr 24 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 cold front extending from near Panama City, Florida to 27N92W will stall across the NE Gulf tonight, then lift northward early Sat. Strong thunderstorms ahead of the front will produce gusty winds and locally higher seas over the eastern Gulf through tonight. A second cold front will move into the NW Gulf late tonight, cross the northern Gulf Sat and Sat night, then reach from near Tampa, Florida to the SW Gulf on Sun. A high pressure ridge building in the wake of this front will pass eastward across the Gulf Sun night through Tue night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... A high pressure ridge across the western Atlantic will maintain fresh to strong trade winds over the south-central Caribbean through Tue night. Strong E to SE winds will pulse at night over the Gulf of Honduras through this weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh trades will prevail across the region. Smoke from agricultural fires over Central America could reduce visibility over the Gulf of Honduras for the next several days. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front will approach the SE U.S. coast through tonight, then stall near 31N and lift northward as a warm front on Sat. Strong S to SW winds will continue ahead of the front into this afternoon, then diminish by tonight. Strong thunderstorms ahead of the front will produce gusty winds and locally higher seas offshore of Florida through Sat. Another cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast Sat night, cross the northern waters Sun through Mon, then extend from near Bermuda to the north- central coast of Cuba by Mon night. Strong winds will pulse along the northern coast of Hispaniola tonight and 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 B Reinhart. National Hurricane Center.