000 AGXX40 KNHC 151515 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1115 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 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 will enter the NW Gulf late tonight into Fri and extend from near Tampa Bay, Florida to Tampico Mexico Fri evening, then stall and dissipate over the SE Gulf through Sun. Fresh to strong NE winds and building seas will follow the front through Sat. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... An active tropical wave is over the eastern Caribbean with axis along 63W. This system could produce locally heavy rainfall across portions of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico over the next few days. The wave will reach the Mona Passage on Fri. Winds will increase in the south-central Caribbean tonight as high pressure builds N of the area. A broad area of low pressure could form by early next week over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast Fri night, extend from 31N69W to the Florida Keys Sat evening, then stall and dissipate on Sun. Fresh to strong NE winds and building seas are expected north of the front this weekend. A broad non- tropical low pressure system is expected to form over the weekend several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda. The pressure gradient between the low center and high pressure to the north will bring an increase in winds and seas across the NE waters by Sun evening. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.