000 AGXX40 KNHC 051943 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 243 PM EST Sat Dec 5 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 extends from near Naples, Florida to Merida Mexico to a 1014 mb low pressure area near 21N94W. This pattern will support strong to near gale force winds over the far western Gulf through Sun, briefly reaching gale force late Sun off Veracruz. The low pressure will move rapidly toward the Carolina coast Sun through Mon, dragging a reinforcing front across the eastern Gulf Mon into Tue. Winds and seas diminish through mid week as the cold front shifts southeast of the area and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Looking ahead, southerly return flow will increase over the northwest Gulf by Thu ahead of the next cold front. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to occasionally strong trade winds will pule off Colombia through Sun, then diminish as high pressure north of the area weakens and shifts east ahead of an approaching cold front. The front will reach the Yucatan Channel Mon, extend from western Cuba to eastern Honduras Tue, and stall from the Windward Passage to northeast Nicaragua through mid week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front from 31N73W to Vero Beach, Florida will start to stall and weaken from Bermuda to the Upper Florida Keys by early Sun. The front will lift northward through late Sun ahead of a stronger cold moving off the northeast Florida coast late Sun night. The second front will reach from Bermuda to western Cuba Tue, and from 25N65W to the Windward Passage through mid week. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 21N W OF 95W... Gale Warning Sun night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon Night and Tue. $$ *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.