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FZNT25 KNHC 172053
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
453 PM 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 WILL DRIFT ABOUT THE NW GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT AND ALLOW FOR GENERALLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS
AND SLIGHT SEAS. ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD WESTWARD
ALONG ABOUT 23N THU, AS HURRICANE ERIN MOVES NORTHWARD OF
BERMUDA.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON
NE 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 TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
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.
WED NIGHT
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.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
S TO 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 21.7N 68.5W AT
2100 UTC, MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS REMAIN 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 946 MB. ERIN WILL MOVE MORE NW LATER TONIGHT AND
STRENGTHEN MODESTLY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING A
SLOW WEAKENING TREND. ERIN IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 22.8N
69.7W TONIGHT, NEAR 24.0N 71.0W MON AFTERNOON, REACH NEAR 25.4N
71.9W MON NIGHT, REACH NEAR 27.1N 72.5W TUE AFTERNOON, NEAR
29.0N 73.0W TUE NIGHT, NEAR 31.2N 72.7W WED AFTERNOON, BEFORE
EXITING THE AREA. LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY ERIN WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 76W
TONIGHT, INCLUDING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE
BAHAMAS, AND SHIFT NW TO THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS ON MON,
AND REACH THE COASTLINES OF FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. EARLY TUE
MORNING, THEN CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS NORTH OF 24N
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 76W FROM EARLY TUE
THROUGH WED. IN THE WAKE OF ERIN, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG 24N THROUGH THU NIGHT.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
FRI
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
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