323
FZNT25 KNHC 162034 CCA
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1115 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
CORRECTED SYNOPSIS FOR WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF FLORIDA
...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
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR
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 FORECAST TO BE SLIGHT ACROSS THE GULF MON
THROUGH WED.
THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA...CORRECTED
SYNOPSIS
MAJOR HURRICANE ERIN IS NEAR 19.7N 62.8W AT 11 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING WEST AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
135 KT WITH GUSTS TO 165 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
923 MB. ERIN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.1N 64.7W THIS EVENING WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT, TO NEAR 21.0N
66.8W SUN MORNING, AND CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO
NEAR 22.3N 68.5W SUN EVENING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
135 KT GUSTS 165 KT, THEN MOVE TO NEAR 23.5N 69.7W MON MORNING,
TO NEAR 24.9N 70.4W MON EVENING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
125 KT GUSTS 150 KT AND TO NEAR 26.4N 70.9W TUE MORNING. ERIN
IS FORECAST TO CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
30.6N 70.9W EARLY ON WED, THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN LATER ON WED
AS IT LIFTS WELL NORTH OF 31N. 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. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO
RIDGE SOUTHWARD OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. ON SUN. THE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND ERIN WILL PROMOTE MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS OFFSHORE NORTHERN FLORIDA BEGINNING MON.
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S OF 27N, E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N, S WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
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