Tracking Major Hurricane Erin; Hot in the Mid-Mississippi Valley
Major Hurricane Erin is tracking just north of the lower Bahamas today. Dangerous surf and rip current threats increase this week for most of the Atlantic coastline. Erin's outerbands may impact the Outer Banks later this week. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are forecast today and Tuesday from a part of the southern Plains into the central to lower Mississippi River Valley. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM (GMZ850) Issued by: National Weather Service Tampa Bay, FL Last Update: 943 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 |  |
| Rest Of Today: East winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest around 5 knots late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Tonight: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Tuesday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Wednesday: North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thursday: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thursday Night: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Friday: West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM (GMZ850) | |
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