946  
FZNT25 KNHC 150930  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
THE DISTURBANCE LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN GULF  
CONTINUES TO LACK A CLOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION. HOWEVER,  
SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED SOME OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND  
THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A SHORT-LIVED TROPICAL DEPRESSION BEFORE  
IT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OR SOUTHERN TEXAS THIS  
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT, LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND  
SOUTHERN TEXAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND INTERESTS THERE  
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS A MEDIUM  
CHANCE OF TROPICAL FORMATION OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. OTHERWISE,  
GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE BASIN AS  
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES.  
   
TODAY  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
TROPICAL STORM ERIN IS NEAR 17.8N 54.4W AT 5 AM EDT,  
AND IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS  
ARE 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  
997 MB. ERIN WILL STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 18.4N 56.9W THIS  
AFTERNOON, MOVE TO 19.3N 59.9W SAT MORNING, 20.1N 62.5W SAT  
AFTERNOON, 21.0N 64.8W SUN MORNING, 22.2N 66.9W SUN AFTERNOON, AND  
23.2N 68.5W MON MORNING. ERIN WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS  
IT MOVES NEAR 25.5N 70.5W EARLY TUE. ELSEWHERE, A WEAK PRESSURE  
GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND MAINLY SLIGHT  
SEAS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.   
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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