000 AGXX40 KNHC 170907 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 407 AM EST Thu Dec 17 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 Sarasota, Florida to the central Bay of Campeche near 18N93.5W. Strong northerly winds will continue north of the front across the Bay of Campeche through Fri morning before diminishing. High pressure will build across the Gulf Fri and Sat to produce fresh to locally strong E to SE winds across the basin. The next cold front will move into the northwest Gulf by Sat evening and move slowly SE through Mon, reaching the Florida Panhandle to the SW Gulf. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Weak high pressure north of the area is supporting moderate to fresh winds across the central Caribbean. High pressure will begin to strengthen to the north of the area Thu, which will freshen tradewinds across most of the basin. Winds near Colombia will pulse to strong each night through Sat night. A weakening cold front will move slowly SE across the Yucatan Channel and NW Caribbean Thu evening through Fri before dissipating. Strong high pressure north of the front will produce fresh to strong NE tradewinds across much of the area Fri and Sat before diminishing modestly Sun and Mon. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A cold front just offshore of Georgia and NE Florida extends SW across Florida early this morning and will move slowly SE, reaching from near Bermuda through the central Bahamas to central Cuba Fri afternoon. Expect fresh to strong southwesterly winds ahead of the front N of 29N through Fri. The front will gradually weaken and become E to W aligned along 24N Sun. High pressure will prevail north of the front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.