000 AGXX40 KNHC 152109 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 409 PM EST Sun Nov 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 from near New Orleans to Brownsville this afternoon will continue to move SE through Tue, reaching the central Gulf Mon, then shifting SE of the basin by Tue night. Fresh to strong NE winds are expected behind the front across the SE half of the basin and Straits of Florida Tue through Thu night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Hurricane Iota near 13.3N 79.3W 974 mb at 4 PM EST moving W at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. Iota is expected to move WNW and strengthen rapidly to a major hurricane, reaching near 13.6N 80.5W tonight, near 14.0N 82.1W Mon afternoon, and move inland across extreme NE Nicaragua, reaching near 14.3N 83.6W Mon night. Iota will then gradually weaken as it continues westward across northern Nicaragua and Honduras Tue through Wed and maintain very rough marine conditions across the Gulf of Honduras. Very active weather will persist across coastal Colombia and the SW Caribbean through at least tonight. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean by late Tue, and stall from eastern Cuba to the northern Gulf of Honduras Thu. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front meanders from near 28.5N65W to near Cape Canaveral, Florida and will gradually dissipate tonight through Mon. A new cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast Mon, reaching from near Bermuda to the northern Bahamas early Tue, then from 31N65W to the central Bahamas early Wed, and from 26N65W to the SE Bahamas early Thu. Fresh to strong winds will develop behind the front Tue night through Thu night as the pressure gradient tightens. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ017...GULF OF HONDURAS... Tropical Storm Warning Tue. .AMZ019...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W... Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Tue. .AMZ021...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W... Tropical Storm Warning tonight. .AMZ029...W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W... Tropical Storm Warning today. Hurricane Warning tonight into Mon night. Tropical Storm Warning Tue. .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Hurricane Warning today into tonight. Tropical Storm Warning Mon. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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.