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FZNT25 KNHC 220818
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
418 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 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 PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD MAINTAINING QUIET MARINE CONDITIONS. MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
AND MOVES WESTWARD.
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HURRICANE ERIN IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA AND
CONTINUES TO MOVE NNE AWAY FROM THE REGION. DESPITE ITS
DISTANCE, LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS GENERATED BY ERIN WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE W ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. IN THE WAKE OF ERIN, CENTRAL ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD WSW TOWARD THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
AN AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED NAUTICAL MILES
ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM, AND A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO FORM THIS WEEKEND WHILE IT MOVES
NORTHWESTWARD AND THEN NORTHWARD, IN BETWEEN THE LESSER ANTILLES
AND BERMUDA. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION, AND REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT, EXPECTING INCREASING
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WITH IT E OF 70W.
TODAY
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N, AND W 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S OF 27N, NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SE
TO S LATE. N OF 27N, W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, SHIFTING TO SW
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N, AND SW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
TSTMS LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS
S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS
S OF 27N, AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N, AND
3 FT N OF 27N.
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