000 AGXX40 KNHC 181929 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 329 PM 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 23.8N 93.9W 1005 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NNE at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Twenty-Two will strengthen to a tropical storm near 24.8N 93.6W this evening, move to 25.9N 93.4W Sat morning, 26.3N 93.8W Sat evening, 26.5N 94.6W Sun morning, strengthen to a hurricane near 26.6N 95.6W Sun evening, and 26.9N 96.2W Mon morning. Twenty-Two will weaken to a tropical storm near 27.5N 96.5W by early Tue. A cold front will move through the northeast Gulf through the weekend, bringing fresh NE winds 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. T.S. Wilfred has developed in the eastern Atlantic. This system may impact portions of Atlantic waters well east of the Lesser Antilles by early next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Category 4 Hurricane Teddy near 22.1N 56.1W 947 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 115 kt gusts 140 kt. Teddy will move to 23.3N 57.2W this evening, 25.2N 58.9W Sat morning, 27.1N 60.7W Sat evening, 28.7N 62.2W Sun morning, 30.7N 62.7W Sun evening, and 33.7N 62.2W Mon morning. Teddy will change little in intensity as it moves near 41.4N 62.5W by early Tue. Swell generated by Teddy will impact the Bahamas this weekend. A strong cold front will move off the southeastern U.S. coast Fri night, then gradually weaken and become stationary from near Bermuda into southern Florida early next week. Near gale force northeast winds are expected north of the Bahamas this weekend into early next week, along with building seas. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Sun. .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Sun. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Sun. .GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Sun. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Tropical Storm Warning Sun. .AMZ127...ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W... Hurricane Warning today. Tropical Storm Warning tonight. $$ *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 ERA. National Hurricane Center.