000 AGXX40 KNHC 310702 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 202 AM EST Sun Jan 31 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... High pressure over the area will shift eastward through tonight. Fresh to strong southerly winds over the western Gulf will diminish tonight as a strong cold front approaches the Texas coast. The front will move off the Texas coast early Sun, and push across the basin through Mon. Fresh to strong northerly winds in the wake of the front will prevail across the region Sun night through early Tue. Strong to near gale force southerly winds will develop over the western Gulf Wed and continue through Thu night, along with building seas, ahead of the next cold front that may approach the Texas coast late Thu night. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong high pressure north of the area will support strong to near gale-force winds in the central Caribbean through Sun night, with gale conditions developing near the coast of Colombia tonight and Sun night. Fresh to locally strong winds over the eastern Caribbean will start to diminish Tue. Large long-period northerly swell will propagate through the northeastern Caribbean passages and into the Tropical N Atlantic waters during the rest of this weekend and into early next week, with the largest swell expected tonight through Sun night. A cold front is forecast to reach from western Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula on Mon, then stall as it reaches from the Dominican Republic to the central Caribbean by early Wed. Fresh to strong will follow the front affecting the NW basin through Tue and the far SW basin Tue and Wed. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... Large long-period northerly swell east and northeast of the Bahamas will gradually subside through Sun night. A strong cold front will move east of northern Florida late Sun night, reach from near 26N65W to the Dominican Republic by early Wed and stall before dissipating early on Thu. Gale force southerly winds are expected ahead of this front north of about 28N. Northerly long-period swell associated with the front will propagate through the forecast waters Mon through mid-week, while combining with residual swell. The swell will be mainly confined to the eastern section of the area Thu and Thu night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... Gale Warning tonight into Mon. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... Gale Warning Mon into Mon night. .AMZ115...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W... Gale Warning Mon night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night into Tue. $$ *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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.