000 AGXX40 KNHC 060729 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 329 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 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... Hurricane Delta continues to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean near 16.8N 80.3W 977 mb at 11 PM EDT moving WNW at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Delta is expected to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Yucatan Channel by late Tue, then move across the NE tip of Yucatan Wed morning before entering the south-central Gulf. Delta will reach 23.0N 89.5W Wed evening, 24.0N 90.8W Thu morning, 25.2N 91.7W Thu evening, then to near the Louisiana coast by late Fri. Meanwhile, recently downgraded Post-Tropical Cyclone Gamma is off the north coast of Yucatan near 21.6N 88.4W 1005 mb at 11 PM EDT moving SW at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Gamma will move inland to 21.1N 88.9W Tue morning, inland to 20.2N 89.6W Tue evening, and dissipate Wed morning. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Hurricane Delta continues to rapidly intensify near 16.8N 80.3W 977 mb at 11 PM EDT, moving WNW at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Delta will move to 18.1N 82.0W Tue morning, 19.8N 84.6W Tue evening as a major hurricane, then move inland over the northeast tip of Yucatan near 21.5N 87.1W Wed morning. Delta will continue to intensify as it moves across the central Gulf of Mexico through late week. Meanwhile, recently downgraded Post-Tropical Cyclone Gamma is off the north coast of Yucatan near 21.6N 88.4W 1005 mb at 11 PM EDT moving SW at 5 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Gamma will move inland to 21.1N 88.9W Tue morning, inland to 20.2N 89.6W Tue evening, and dissipate Wed morning. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 31N73W to Cape Canaveral, Florida will persist off NE Florida through mid week. A reinforcing cold front will move off the Carolinas and merge with this front Thu, then lift northward as a warm front through Sat. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W... Tropical Storm Warning tonight. Hurricane Warning Wed into Wed night. .GMZ021...E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Wed. .GMZ025...E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK... Tropical Storm Warning tonight. Hurricane Warning Wed. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ011...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN... Hurricane Warning tonight into Wed. .AMZ013...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN... Tropical Storm Warning early today. Hurricane Warning today into tonight. .AMZ019...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W... Hurricane Warning early today into today. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Christensen. National Hurricane Center.