055
FZNT25 KNHC 171450
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1050 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
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR
GENERALLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD.
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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
NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 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
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
NW TO N 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 TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
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 21.0N 67.4W AT
1500 UTC, MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS REMAIN 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT, AND THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 942 MB. ERIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE NW
LATER TODAY AND STRENGTHEN MODESTLY THROUGH MON MORNING BEFORE
BEGINNING A SLOW WEAKENING TREND THROUGH MIDWEEK. ERIN IS
EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 21.9N 68.6W THIS EVENING, NEAR 23.1N
70.2W MON MORNING, REACH NEAR 25.9N 72.2W TUE MORNING, NEAR
30.0N 72.7W WED MORNING, AND REACH NEAR 32.1N 72.1W WED EVENING
BEFORE EXITING THE AREA. LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY ERIN WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF 28N BETWEEN THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS TODAY, AND
SHIFT NW TO THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS ON MON, AND REACH THE
COASTLINES OF THE SE U.S. TUE MORNING, THEN CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH THU. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND ERIN WILL PROMOTE MODERATE TO
FRESH N TO NE WINDS OFFSHORE NORTHERN FLORIDA TO NEAR 75W FROM
MON THROUGH WED. IN THE WAKE OF ERIN, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG 24N/25N THROUGH THU NIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
N TO NE 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 S OF 27N, AND NE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
THU NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
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