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FZNT02 KNHC 200920
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 25.6N 54.7W 998 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
20 MOVING ENE OR 075 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE
QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N53W TO 25N72W TO 31N73W TO 27N60W 
TO 31N37W TO 21N53W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 27.8N 57.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
540 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 420 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N56W TO 26N63W TO
31N66W TO 31N54W TO 29N50W TO 23N56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N60W TO 31N80W TO 25N60W TO 
31N44W TO 29N35W TO 16N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 29.4N 60.1W. 
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 WITHIN 480 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 420 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N56W TO 24N62W
TO 28N68W TO 31N70W TO 31N52W TO 26N56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N55W TO 10N56W TO 29N80W 
TO 25N58W TO 31N35W TO 20N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.60 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 30.6N 60.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 31.6N 61.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 33.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 38.0N 58.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 23N83W TO 22N87W TO 24N89W TO 26N87W TO
26N82W TO 23N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N84W TO 24N92W TO 28N89W TO 27N85W TO
24N84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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.