000 AGXX40 KNHC 081928 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 328 PM 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 today, enabling a cold front to move into the northern Gulf tonight. The front will move to the central Gulf waters Sat and gradually stall through Sun. An area of low pressure is expected to develop along or near the western part of the front over the SW Gulf on Sat, and track east-northeastward toward South Florida on Sun. Fresh to strong east winds will develop north of the front over the southern half of the central Gulf late Sat into Sun. The stalled front will then transition back to a cold front and exit the southeastern Gulf early on Mon. In the wake of front, fresh northeast winds are expected over the eastern and central Gulf waters Sun night through Mon night, veering to the east on Tue. Unsettled weather in the form of numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will impact the most of the southern and eastern Gulf waters Sat through Sun. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure N of the area 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 slightly Sat into Sun, then decrease well in the middle of next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front extending from near 27N65W to 22N70W, where it becomes stationary to across central Cuba. The cold front will stall tonight over the southeastern waters. Another cold front is forecast to move off northern Florida Sat morning. The front will move across the waters north of 29N through Sun. Weak low pressure is expected to develop over the Gulf of Mexico, and track northeastward across south Florida into the Bahamas Sun through Mon. Numerous showers and thunderstorms will impact the waters over most of the western half of the area Sun into early next week. In the wake of the low, a cold front will move across the northern and central waters through Mon night, then reach from near 29N65W to 26N70W and stall to the central Cuba late Tue. The stall part of the front will then lift back to the north as a warm front Wed and Wed night, while the cold front part becomes stationary. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.