270  
FZNT25 KNHC 181614  
OFFN04  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 18 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  
LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS ARE EXPECTED  
OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER  
THE NORTHERN GULF INTO THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
W TO NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 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. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA  
   
SYNOPSIS  
HURRICANE ERIN IS CENTERED NEAR 23.1N 70.8W AT  
18/1500 UTC OR 100 NM N OF GRAND TURK ISLAND, MOVING WNW AT 9 KT.  
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 935 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WIND SPEED IS 120 KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT. ERIN WILL MOVE TO 24.2N  
71.6W THIS EVENING, 25.7N 72.5W TUE MORNING, 27.4N 73.2W TUE  
EVENING, 29.5N 73.5W WED MORNING, 31.7N 73.1W WED EVENING, AND  
33.9N 71.6W THU MORNING. ERIN WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS  
IT MOVES TO 37.7N 65.0W EARLY FRI. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. TROPICAL STORM  
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE  
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY ERIN WILL AFFECT THE  
EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
THESE ROUGH OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING  
SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND N TO NE 20 TO  
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT S OF 27N, AND N 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE  
TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 20 TO  
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
THU  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF  
27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.   
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
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