000 AGXX40 KNHC 231848 MIMATS Marine Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 248 PM EDT Fri Apr 23 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 warm front extends from the southeast Texas coast into the central Gulf of Mexico and is expected to lift north later today. Fresh to strong southeasterly winds will prevail across the Gulf today through Sat. Showers and thunderstorms are expected along the northern Gulf coast today through Saturday night. A cold front will enter the NW Gulf on Sat evening and continue progressing eastward through Sun, exiting the basin by Sun night. Light to gentle winds will prevail early next week. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... Fresh to strong winds in the central Caribbean and Gulf of Honduras will diminish this weekend as high pressure in the central Atlantic shifts eastward. A small area of fresh to strong winds will persist near the coast of Colombia through early next week. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds will prevail through the weekend into early next week. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... A stationary front across the SW N Atlantic will dissipate west of 70W later today. A cold front will move east of northern Florida on Sun morning, then weaken and move NE of the Bahamas through Mon night. Fresh to strong southerly winds will develop ahead of the front Sat and Sat night, then shift eastward over the northern waters through Sun night. Moderate to fresh winds can be expected behind the front. Scattered showers and strong thunderstorms are possible east of the front. $$ .WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by telephone: .GULF OF MEXICO... None. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... None. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... None. $$ *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 AKR. National Hurricane Center.