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FZNT25 KNHC 200323
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1123 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 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
A WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE GULF
WATERS THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK SUPPORTING LIGHT TO GENTLE
WINDS WITH SLIGHT SEAS.
OVERNIGHT
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 24N, N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 24N, VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT
N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S OF 24N, E WINDS 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. N
OF 24N, VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 24N, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HURRICANE ERIN IS NEAR 27.7N 73.0W AT 11 PM EDT, AND
IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
959 MB. ERIN WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 29.3N
73.5W WED MORNING, TO NEAR 31.6N 73.4W WED EVENING WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT, TO NEAR 33.8N 72.2W THU
MORNING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT, THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WELL NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE REGION
THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. SWELLS GENERATED BY ERIN
WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS, BERMUDA AND THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED
STATES DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. OTHERWISE, A TROPICAL WAVE
LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A
BROAD AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
SYSTEM, AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM LATE THIS WEEK OR
OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE IT MOVES NEAR OR TO THE NORTH OF THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
OVERNIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND N 25 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N, AND NW 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THU NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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