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FZNT25 KNHC 170916
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
516 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 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.
TODAY
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
E 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 TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20.6N 66.4W AT 5 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 940 MB. ERIN WILL MOVE TO 21.3N 67.9W THIS AFTERNOON,
22.5N 69.5W MON MORNING, 23.8N 70.6W MON AFTERNOON, 25.2N 71.5W
TUE MORNING, 26.9N 72.1W TUE AFTERNOON, AND 28.9N 72.2W WED
MORNING. ERIN WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NEAR
33.3N 70.2W EARLY THU. SWELLS GENERATED BY ERIN WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA,
AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THESE SWELLS WILL SPREAD TO THE BAHAMAS, BERMUDA, THE EAST COAST
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ATLANTIC CANADA DURING THE EARLY AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE WEEK. THESE ROUGH OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. OTHERWISE,SE
U.S. ON SUN. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND ERIN WILL PROMOTE
MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE 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.
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
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 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 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 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
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