000 AGXX40 KNHC 142103 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 403 PM EST Sat Nov 14 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... High pres across the eastern U.S. extends SSW into the central Gulf this afternoon and will shift E and weaken across the Gulf through Sun. A cold front will move into the northern Gulf Sun, and reach the central Gulf by Mon afternoon, then move SE of the basin Tue night. Fresh to strong NE winds are expected behind the front across the SE half of the basin and Straits of Florida Tue night through Thu. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Tropical Storm Iota near 12.6N 76.5W 995 mb at 4 PM EST moving WSW at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Iota will move W and strengthen, and reach near 12.7N 77.5W tonight, then begin to move more WNW, reaching near 13.0N 78.9W as a hurricane Sun afternoon, near 13.8N 82.2W Mon afternoon, and inland near 14.0N 83.5W Mon night. Iota will then quickly weaken as it moves westward and further inland across northern Nicaragua and Honduras through Wed, and maintain very rough conditions across the Gulf of Honduras. Very active weather will persist across coastal Colombia and the SW Caribbean through the weekend. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean by mid-week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A frontal trough from near 31N66W to the NW Bahamas will stall and weaken west of 75W tonight, and drift SE to the east of 75W, then stall tonight and gradually dissipate through Sun. A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast by early Mon, reaching from near Bermuda to the northern Bahamas early Tue, then from 28N65W to the SE Bahamas early Wed. Fresh to strong winds will develop behind the front Tue night through Wed night as the pressure gradient tightens. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ019...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W... Tropical Storm Warning Sun night into Mon. .AMZ029...W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W... Tropical Storm Warning Sun. Hurricane Warning Sun night into Mon. .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Tropical Storm Warning today into tonight. Hurricane Warning Sun into Sun night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.