000 AGXX40 KNHC 042131 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 531 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 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 Storm Gamma near 22.4N 88.1W 997 mb at 2100 UTC nearly stationary. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Gamma is expected to meander off the N coast of the Yucatan Peninsula through Mon morning, and then begin a slow W to SW motion, reaching near 22.1N 88.6W Mon afternoon, near 21.3N 90.4W Tue afternoon, near 20.1N 91.4W Wed afternoon, and then near 21.0N 92.1W Thu afternoon, before beginning to drift slowly N through the end of the week. Newly classified Potential Tropical Cyclone TWENTY-SIX is located near 16.7N 76.6W 1007 mb at 2100 UTC moving WNW or 290 deg at 9 KT. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts to 40 kt. This system is expected to become a Tropical Storm across the NW Caribbean Mon and then turn more NW and move across western Cuba Tue evening, exiting into the SE Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane early Wed morning before continuing off the the NW and reaching near 26.5N 90.3W Thu afternoon then towards the N central Gulf through Fri. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Newly classified Potential Tropical Cyclone TWENTY- SIX is located near 16.7N 76.6W 1007 mb at 2100 UTC moving WNW or 290 deg at 9 KT. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts to 40 kt. This system will continue this general motion tonight and become better organized by Mon, reaching near 18.0N 79.1W Mon afternoon as a Tropical Storm, then move more NW and reach near 21.0N 82.8W Tue afternoon just below hurricane strength. TWENTY-SIX is then expected to move NW across western Cuba Tue evening and exit into the SE Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane early Wed morning before continuing off the the NW and towards the N central Gulf. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gamma will meander off the N coast of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight and Monday before moving SW and into the Bay of Campeche late Tue through Wed. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 31N78W to just N of Cape Canaveral, Florida will dissipate through early Mon. Elsewhere, the Bermuda High north of our area will support moderate to fresh trades south of 22N, occasionally pulsing to strong north of Hispaniola. A third weak front will move over the Atlantic waters east of NE Florida by early Mon, drift south through Tue then stall from 31N73W to near W Palm Beach Florida by mid week. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W... Tropical Storm Warning today into Tue. .GMZ025...E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK... Tropical Storm Warning today into Tue. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ013...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN... Tropical Storm Warning Mon into Tue. .AMZ021...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W... Tropical Storm Warning Mon. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.