000 AGXX40 KNHC 240800 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 300 AM EST Thu Dec 24 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 strong, fast-moving cold front, currently in the NW Gulf, will have widespread gale-force winds behind the front as it races southeastward across the entire basin through early Fri. A broad area of large seas in excess of 10 ft will build behind the front today and tonight. High pressure will prevail across the region this weekend. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong trade winds across the central Caribbean will pulse to near gale-force this morning near the coast of Colombia. A strong cold front will reach the Yucatan Channel tonight, extend from central Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras Fri morning, from eastern Cuba to SE Nicaragua Sat morning, then stall and weaken on Sun. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front extending from 26N65W across the southern Bahamas to northern Cuba will weaken and drift northward as southerly winds increase ahead of a strong cold front that will move east of Florida tonight. Strong southerly winds to gale- force are expected east of northern Florida ahead of the front tonight. The front will extend from 31N75W to northern Cuba Fri morning, slow and weaken from 31N66W to eastern Cuba Sat morning, then become stationary from 31N60W to eastern Cuba Sun morning. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK... Gale Warning today. .GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY... Gale Warning today. .GMZ015...NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W... Gale Warning today. .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today. .GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning today into tonight. .GMZ025...E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK... Gale Warning today into tonight. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning tonight. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.