000 AGXX40 KNHC 310730 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 330 AM EDT Wed Mar 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... A cold front moving off the Texas coast late this afternoon will rapidly shift across the rest of Gulf waters through Thu night. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected behind the front, with gale-force winds likely near the coast of Mexico Thu and Thu night. Winds will diminish across the region Fri and Sat. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... High pressure across the Atlantic will support fresh to strong trade winds in the south-central Caribbean through Fri morning, with winds pulsing to gale-force at night near the coast of Colombia into early Thu morning. Fresh trade winds will prevail elsewhere across the eastern and central Caribbean. Fresh to strong NE winds are possible in the Windward Passage through early Thu morning. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... High pressure will prevail north of the region through early Thu morning. A cold front will move east of northern Florida Thu morning, extend from near Bermuda to western Cuba on Fri, from 27N65W to central Cuba Sat, and from 25N65W to eastern Cuba on Sun. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... .GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Thu. .GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W... Gale Warning Thu into Thu night. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... .AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN... Gale Warning early today. Gale Warning tonight. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.