000 AXNT20 KNHC 281926 CCA TWDAT Tropical Weather Discussion...CORRECTED NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1252 PM EST Wed Nov 28 2018 CORRECTED FOR GALE-FORCE wind information in the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the Equator to 32N. The following information is based on satellite imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis. Based on 1200 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through 1730 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... ...GALE WARNING for the Atlantic Ocean... A cold front passes through 32N64W in the Atlantic Ocean, to 28N70W, across the Bahamas near 24N76W, to Cuba near 22N80W, to central Belize. The forecast made at 28/1200 UTC consists of W- to-NW GALE-FORCE winds and sea heights ranging from 13 feet to 18 feet to the N of 28N to the W of the cold front, and SW-to-W GALE-FORCE winds, and sea heights ranging from 10 feet to 14 feet, N of 28N E of the cold front to 61W. Expect the GALE- FORCE winds to diminish to less than GALE-FORCE just after sunset today. Please read the latest High Seas Forecast, issued under the AWIPS/WMO headers HSFAT2/FZNT02 KNHC for more information. ...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ... The monsoon trough remains inland in Sierra Leone. The ITCZ passes through the coastal plains of Sierra Leone near 09N13W, to 07N18W, 05N24W and 05N28W. The ITCZ also is along 03N32W 02N37W 02N40W. One surface trough is along 05N30W 03N31W 02N30W. A second surface trough is along 04N41W 02N42W, toward the Equator along 43W. Widely scattered moderate to isolated strong rainshowers are from 08N southward between 10W and 30W. Isolated moderate rainshowers are elsewhere from 10N southward from 60W eastward. GULF OF MEXICO... A surface ridge passes through the SW corner of Alabama, into the west central Gulf of Mexico, to the SW corner of the Gulf of Mexico, and into the Isthmus of Tehuantepec of southern Mexico. Broken low level clouds and possible rainshowers are from 25N southward from 90W westward. Upper level SW wind flow spans the entire area. Current surface high pressure in the north central Gulf of Mexico will slide slowly ENE across the N Gulf of Mexico through Thursday, in order to maintain moderate to fresh northerly winds across the eastern half of the Gulf. Southerly return flow will develop across the NW Gulf, and gradually spread across the entire Gulf of Mexico by Friday, as the high pressure slides ENE today. The next cold front will move off the Texas coast on Saturday morning, and meander across the NW Gulf through Sunday, before reinforcing high pressure forces the front SE on Sunday night. CARIBBEAN SEA... A cold front passes across the Bahamas near 24N76W, to Cuba near 22N80W, to central Belize. A surface trough is along 17N81W 16N86W, to southern Belize and the Gulf of Honduras. Broken low level clouds and light rain/rainshowers are in the NW corner of the Caribbean Sea, from 15N northward from SE Cuba/Jamaica westward. Comparatively drier air in subsidence in water vapor imagery is to the north and northeast of the line that runs from 16N87W to 14N78W to the coast of Colombia near 11N73W. The monsoon trough is along 09N75W in Colombia, beyond 08N81W in southern Panama, into the eastern Pacific Ocean. Isolated moderate to locally strong rainshowers are to the south of 14N from 75W westward. 24-hour rainfall totals that are listed for the period that ended at 28/1200 UTC...according to the PAN AMERICAN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLES...MIATPTPAN/SXCA01 KNHC...are 0.18 in St. Thomas, and 0.08 in Trinidad. The current cold front gradually will become stationary, from E Cuba to central Belize through late tonight. The front will become oriented E to W along 20N on Thursday evening. The weakening remnants of the front then will move N across the NW Caribbean Sea from Thursday night through late Friday. Fresh to locally strong nocturnal trade winds along the N coast of Colombia will occur from tonight through the remainder of the week. Long period N to NW swell will dominate Atlantic Ocean through much of the forecast period. ATLANTIC OCEAN... A cold front passes through 32N64W in the Atlantic Ocean, to 28N70W, across the Bahamas near 24N76W, to Cuba near 22N80W, to central Belize. A second cold front is about 130 nm to the WNW of the first front, from 31N northward. Widely scattered moderate to isolated strong rainshowers are within 60 nm to 90 nm on either side of the line that runs through 28N63W beyond 32N58W. Isolated moderate rainshowers are elsewhere within 60 nm to 90 nm on either side of the line that runs from 28N63W to 25N69W, to the Bahamas near 23N74W, to 21N77W along the coast of Cuba. 24-hour rainfall totals that are listed for the period that ended at 28/1200 UTC...according to the PAN AMERICAN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLES...MIATPTPAN/SXCA01 KNHC...are 1.91 in Bermuda. A dissipating cold front passes through 32N28W to 26N40W to 23N49W. Rainshowers are possible within 60 nm to 90 nm on either side of the line that runs from 24N42W to 27N34W beyond 32N29W. A surface trough is along 56W/57W from 10N to 19N. Rainshowers are possible from 12N to 19N between 54W and 60W. The current cold front, that passes across the Bahamas to Cuba to Belize/the Gulf of Honduras, will move SE and reach from 26N65W to eastern Cuba by this evening, then from 23N65W to N Windward Passage on Thursday evening. Strong to minimal gale force winds are expected N of about 28N, on either side of the front through this evening, before these conditions move to the NE of the area. Surface high pressure that is to the west of the front will slide ENE into the W Atlantic Ocean early on Friday as the front becomes nearly stationary from 21N65W to the Windward Passage and gradually dissipates through Saturday. Long period N to NW swell will dominate most of the Atlantic Ocean waters through the weekend. For additional information please visit http://www.hurricanes.gov/marine $$ mt