000 AGXX40 KNHC 161533 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1133 AM EDT Tue Mar 16 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 ridge dominates the Gulf waters with southerly return flow across the basin. Fresh to locally strong southerly flow will develop over the western and central Gulf by tonight into Wed. A cold front is forecast to push off the Texas coast on Wed and move across the Gulf waters through Thu. Strong winds could occur off the Veracruz coast behind the front. The cold front will exit the southeast Gulf by Fri. Later in the weekend, fresh to strong winds and building seas could occur in the NE Gulf. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Gale-force winds will occur within about 90 nm of the coast of Colombia tonight. From Wed night through Sat night, expect nightly pulses of fresh to strong winds in this region. Expect pulses of fresh to strong winds in the Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola tonight. Fresh to strong trades will dominate most of the waters S of 18N between 64W and 80W today and will persist through Fri. Fresh to strong E to SE winds are forecast in the Gulf of Honduras tonight through Wed night. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front lingers off the coast of Florida with a cold front moving across the eastern forecast waters. Winds will diminish across the NE portion of the forecast waters through early morning. The cold front front will reach the Atlantic waters of Puerto Rico tonight into Wed. The next cold front is expected to push off the Florida coast on Thu night. Fresh to strong southerly flow is expected ahead of this front through Fri. By the weekend, strong winds and building seas are expected to impact the Florida coast. Northerly swell is will approach the Atlantic Passages E of the Mona Passage through the Leeward Islands tonight and continue through Thu. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning tonight. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 GR. National Hurricane Center.