805
FZNT25 KNHC 160920
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
520 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 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
A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION WILL PROVIDE
GENTLE TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE E HALF OF THE GULF,
AND E TO SE WINDS OF THE SAME SPEEDS W OF 90W THROUGH MON. SEAS
DURING THIS PERIOD WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN SLIGHT TO MODERATE.
AFTERWARD, WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT TO GENTLE BASIN-WIDE AS A
RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF MAJOR HURRICANE ERIN ACROSS THE BAHAMAS
OFFSHORE WATERS, WHICH WILL LOWER THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE
REGION. SEAS ARE FORCAST TO BE SLIGHT ACROSS THE GULF MON
THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE, THE PROXIMITY OF THE CYCLONE MAY TRIGGER
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE NE GULF SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN NIGHT.
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HURRICANE ERIN IS NEAR 19.8N 61.1W AT 5 AM EDT, AND
IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
955 MB. ERIN WILL MOVE TO 20.3N 63.3W THIS AFTERNOON, 21.1N 65.6W
SUN MORNING, 22.1N 67.5W SUN AFTERNOON, 23.3N 68.8W MON MORNING,
24.6N 69.8W MON AFTERNOON, AND 26.2N 70.5W TUE MORNING. ERIN WILL
CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NEAR 29.9N 70.9W EARLY WED.
SWELLS GENERATED BY ERIN WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA, AND
THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS
WILL SPREAD TO THE BAHAMAS, BERMUDA, AND THE EAST COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE ROUGH OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
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