000
FZNT02 KNHC 200314
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 25.3N 55.3W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT
20 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 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 600 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 21N56W TO 24N69W TO 30N73W TO 30N46W TO 21N56W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 27.5N 56.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 
300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
22N54W TO 25N62W TO 31N65W TO 31N54W TO 28N51W TO 22N54W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N56W TO
21N72W TO 31N79W TO 31N35W TO 18N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 29.1N 59.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER GREATER WITHIN 
480 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N60W TO 25N64W TO 
31N69W TO 31N50W TO 24N60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N35W TO 19N68W TO 30N80W TO 27N54W TO 
31N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.60 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 30.4N 60.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 31.3N 61.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 32.9N 62.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 36.4N 60.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N79W TO 22N86W TO 26N87W TO 27N82W TO
25N78W TO 24N79W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N84W TO 22N89W TO 24N91W TO 28N88W 
TO 26N82W TO 24N84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.