000 FZNT02 KNHC 192159 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON OCT 19 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 21. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 25.5N 55.5W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 19 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N54W TO 25N57W TO 26N57W TO 27N61W TO 30N56W TO 26N54W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N54W TO 26N71W TO 30N72W TO 31N47W TO 21N56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 27.0N 56.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N55W TO 26N57W TO 28N61W TO 30N56W TO 28N54W TO 26N55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N48W TO 19N60W TO 27N78W TO 30N77W TO 31N37W TO 27N50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 28.8N 59.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 N SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 360 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N56W TO 27N64W TO 30N59W TO 31N58W TO 30N51W TO 27N57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N35W TO 18N61W TO 30N78W TO 28N62W TO 31N35W TO 25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 52W AND 59W AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 59W AND 64W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 31.1N 61.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON N OF AREA NEAR 32.8N 62.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.5N 62.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N78W TO 27N80W TO 29N81W TO 29N79W TO 29N78W TO 28N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N81W TO 24N85W TO 27N83W TO 25N83W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N81W TO 22N88W TO 26N85W TO 26N83W TO 25N82W TO 24N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N86W TO 26N83W TO 24N83W TO 25N85W TO 24N88W TO 27N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N85W TO 25N89W TO 24N92W TO 27N91W TO 27N86W TO 25N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N91W TO 26N88W TO 25N90W TO 24N93W TO 26N93W TO 27N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.