000 AGXX40 KNHC 020643 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 143 AM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 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 stationary front is located from near Panama City, Florida, to the Bay of Campeche. High pressure building into the NW Gulf will cause this front to begin to move southeast as a cold front later this morning, bringing strong to near gale force north winds in the southwest Gulf from offshore Veracruz to offshore Campeche through Sat night. The cold front will move SE of the basin Mon. Surface ridging will dominate the basin afterwards through the middle of next week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong east winds will prevail across the eastern, central and southwest Caribbean as strong high pressure north of the area remains in place through the weekend. A pulse of easterly gales is expected Sat night offshore Colombia. Winds will decrease to mainly moderate to locally fresh early on Mon, except strong winds will pulse nightly off the N coast of Colombia trough Wed night. Otherwise, fresh to strong SE winds in the NW Caribbean will diminish this morning. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure will prevail over the region through the weekend. Fresh to strong trades to the S of this high will impact areas just north of the Greater Antilles through Sat night, then gradually diminish through Tue. Strong S to SW winds will develop off the N coast of Florida today, ahead of a cold front that will move off the coast Sun. This front will extend from Bermuda through the southern Bahamas by Tue morning and from 25N65W to the Windward Passage Wed. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 KONARIK. National Hurricane Center.