000 AGXX40 KNHC 221918 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 318 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 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... Moderate to fresh easterly winds will persist over the eastern Gulf through Sat. A weak cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sat, reach from central Florida to southern Texas Sat night, then stall and dissipate on Sun. Gentle to moderate return flow will establish across the basin on Mon. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Troughing across the western Caribbean extending from a 1009 mb low near Cozumel southeastward to 12N79W will continue to provide widespread showers and thunderstorms over the NW Caribbean through the weekend. Winds and seas will increase east of the Windward Islands and in the E Caribbean on Sat through early next week as a tropical wave, currently near 44W, moves across the area. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Hurricane Epsilon near 30.6N 60.9W 955 mb at 5 AM EDT moving NW at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 95 kt gusts 115 kt. Epsilon will move north of the area to 31.6N 61.1W this afternoon. The gradient between high pressure over the western Atlantic and Hurricane Epsilon will maintain strong winds and large seas over the western waters through Fri. Long-period northeast swell will continue to impact the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas through late Sat. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Tropical Storm Warning today. $$ *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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.