000 AGXX40 KNHC 271822 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 222 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 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 cold front from western Cuba to along the northern Yucatan Peninsula coast will slowly move southward across the eastern Gulf and exiting the SE waters this afternoon. Another cold front will move into the northern Gulf Wed evening, and reach from the Florida Big Bend to northeastern Mexico Thu morning. The western part of the front will become stationary and weaken through late Thu night, while the rest of the front will weaken as it exits the SE Gulf late Fri. Weak high pressure in the wake of this front will slide eastward across the northern waters through Sat night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure extending from the central Atlantic to the NW Bahamas will maintain fresh to strong trade winds over the south-central Caribbean through Tue before gradually weakening Wed through Fri. A morning altimeter data pass highlighted wave height to 11 ft near and to within 90 nm north of the coast of Colombia between 74W-76W. A weak cold front will sink across W Cuba and the Yucatan Channel through tonight before dissipating Tue. Northerly swell will continue to subside across the Tropical N Atlantic waters today. Smoke from agricultural fires in Central America will continue to reduce visibilities over the Gulf of Honduras for the next few days. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A weak cold front extending from 31N72W to the central Bahamas and to the lower Straits of Florida will reach from near 31N70W to 26N73W and to west-central Cuba this evening, and from near 28N65W to 25N70W and stationary to central Cuba early Tue. The cold front portion will shift east of the area Tue evening, while the stationary part will gradually dissipate through Wed. Another cold front will move off the southeastern U.S. coast and into the NW forecast waters Thu preceded by fresh to strong southerly winds beginning Wed. The front will reach from near 31N76W to east-central Florida Fri morning, and weaken as it reaches from the central Bahamas to NW Cuba Sat. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected ahead of this front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.