000 AGXX40 KNHC 180726 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 326 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 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... Tropical Depression Twenty-Two near 22.0N 94.2W 1005 mb at 11 PM EDT moving NE at 3 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Twenty-Two will strengthen to a tropical storm near 22.9N 93.8W Fri morning and move to 23.9N 93.3W Fri evening. Tropical Storm Twenty-Two will reach 24.8N 92.9W Sat morning, 25.4N 93.2W Sat evening, and strengthen to a hurricane near 25.6N 94.0W Sun morning. Hurricane Twenty-Two will reach 25.7N 94.8W Sun evening, then weaken to a tropical storm over 26.1N 95.9W late Mon. A cold weak front in the northern Gulf of Mexico will reach the eastern Gulf by the weekend and become stationary. A tightening gradient is expected to lead to fresh to strong northeast to east winds and building seas over most of the central and western Gulf into early next week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Major Hurricane Teddy will move northward away from tropical Atlantic waters for the rest of the week. Long- period northeasterly swell generated by Teddy are expected to impact most of the central Atlantic through the next few days. A relatively weak pressure pattern will maintain gentle to moderate trades through early next week, with fresh trades pulsing over the south- central Caribbean through at least Sat. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Major Hurricane Teddy is near 20.9N 54.7W 945 mb at 11 PM EDT moving NW at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 120 kt gusts 145 kt. Teddy will move to 22.1N 55.7W Fri morning, 23.8N 57.1W Fri evening, 25.6N 58.8W Sat morning, 27.4N 60.8W Sat evening, 29.0N 62.6W Sun morning, and 30.7N 63.5W Sun evening. Teddy will change little in intensity as it moves to the east of Bermuda late Mon Swell generated by Teddy will impact the Bahamas this weekend. A cold front will move off the southeastern U.S. coast Fri night, then become nearly stationary on Sun and into early next week. Strong northeast winds are expected north of the front, with building seas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... Tropical Storm Warning Sat into Sat night. .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Tropical Storm Warning Sat into Sat night. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Tropical Storm Warning today into Sat night. .GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W... Tropical Storm Warning today into Sat night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ127...ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... Hurricane Warning early today into today. $$ *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 KONARIK. National Hurricane Center.