000 AGXX40 KNHC 010718 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 218 AM EST Mon Mar 1 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 ridging extending from the Atlantic to the central Gulf will slide ESE tonight into Mon as a cold front approaches the Texas coast. The front will move over the NW Gulf Mon afternoon. From Mon night through Tue afternoon a stationary front will be oriented E to W over the NE Gulf to weak low pressure near south-central Louisiana. The cold front will extend from the low southwestward to the SW Gulf at that time. Strong gale force north winds are expected over the far western Gulf south of 26N Mon night into Tue. The stationary front will transition to a warm front that lifts north of the Gulf late on Tue, and the cold front will weaken as it reaches the central Gulf Tue night into Wed, the southeastern Gulf during Wed and east of the Gulf late Wed night. In the wake of this front, high pressure will shift eastward across the northern and central Gulf Fri and Fri night as another low forms along a front that may possibly enter the NW and north-central Gulf areas. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Strong trade winds across the central and portions of the SW Caribbean will continue through Wed, except in the south-central basin where strong winds will prevail through Fri night. Gale force winds near the coast of Colombia will continue through early on Mon, then pulse at night and into the early morning hours through Wed. Fresh to strong northeast winds will continue across the remainder of the Caribbean and Atlantic Passages through Mon while fresh to strong trade winds in the Gulf of Honduras will prevail through Tue. Otherwise, north swell will continue to support large seas over the tropical Atlantic waters east of the Windward Islands through Mon night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure over the area will continue to support fresh to strong east winds across the waters south of 24N through Mon night. A cold front will move over the far NW waters Mon night, then transition to a stationary front as its reaches from near 28N65W to 31N79W Tue night. Strong east winds will develop north of this boundary Tue and Tue night as strong high pressure to its north builds southward. The stationary front will lift back to the north as a warm front in response to low pressure that will move off the coast of the Carolinas on Wed morning. The low pressure will strengthen as it quickly tracks NE through Thu night pushing a strong cold front across the waters N and NE of the Bahamas. This front will be preceded and followed by fresh to strong winds and building seas. In its wake, high pressure will build over the area through Fri night. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning tonight into Tue. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Tue. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today into tonight. Gale Warning Tue night. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Tue night. .AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL... Gale Warning early today. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.