744
FZNT25 KNHC 170327
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1127 PM 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
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR
GENERALLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD.
OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
MON
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
MAJOR HURRICANE ERIN IS NEAR 20.3N 65.1W AT 11 PM
EDT, AND IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 120 KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 937 MB. ERIN WILL MOVE TO 20.8N 66.7W SUN MORNING,
22.0N 68.5W SUN EVENING, 23.3N 69.9W MON MORNING, 24.5N 70.8W
MON EVENING, 26.0N 71.5W TUE MORNING, AND 28.0N 72.1W TUE EVENING.
ERIN WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NEAR 32.0N 71.5W
LATE 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 BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE ROUGH OCEAN
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENTS. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE 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 TO NEAR 74W FROM MON THROUGH WED. IN THE
WAKE OF ERIN, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG
24N/25N THROUGH THU NIGHT.
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE 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 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
WED NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
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