000 AGXX40 KNHC 090555 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 155 AM EDT Sat May 9 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 over the northern Gulf 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. The stalled front will then transition back to a cold front and exit the southeastern Gulf early on Mon. 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 diminish through the middle of next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from near 24.5N65W to central Cuba will linger for the next day. A cold front is forecast to move off northern Florida Sat morning, moving across the waters north of 29N through Sun. Weak low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico will track 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 stall from near 29N65W to central Cuba late Tue. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.