000 AGXX40 KNHC 080536 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 136 AM EDT Fri May 8 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 over the forecast waters will retreat eastward Friday. This will enable a cold front, forecast to move into the northern Gulf Fri night. The front will shift across the Gulf waters. An area of low pressure may develop along the front in the SW Gulf on Sat, and track ENE toward South Florida on Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure in the central Atlantic will maintain fresh to strong trade winds in the south-central Caribbean, and moderate to fresh winds over most of the remainder of the basin through Sat. The aerial extent of the trades will increase Sat into Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from near 31N65W to western Cuba will stall on Fri over the SE waters. Another cold front is forecast to move off northern Florida Sat morning and extend from 31N65W to the NW Bahamas by Sat night. Strong winds over northern waters are possible Sun night and Mon as developing low pressure along the frontal boundary moves across south Florida into the Bahamas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 AL. National Hurricane Center.