000 FZNT02 KNHC 201608 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE OCT 20 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE OCT 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 22. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 26.5N 55.0W 996 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 20 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 260 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...270 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N55W TO 26N59W TO 29N58W TO 30N56W TO 29N53W TO 25N55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N49W TO 19N59W TO 26N76W TO 31N74W TO 31N35W TO 26N49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 28.2N 58.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 570 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 510 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N56W TO 27N58W TO 27N62W TO 31N62W TO 31N56W TO 28N56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N49W TO 15N56W TO 29N79W TO 27N59W TO 31N35W TO 24N49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 30.0N 60.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT... AND 540 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N58W TO 28N59W TO 29N63W TO 31N64W TO 31N57W TO 29N58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N46W TO 20N56W TO 09N56W TO 30N80W TO 31N35W TO 15N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 50W AND 58W AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 17 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W. .60 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 31.4N 60.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 39.5N 55.0W. 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. .ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 49W S OF 16N. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N42W TO 07N47W TO 08N48W TO 12N49W TO 11N42W TO 09N42W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N88W TO 23N90W TO 25N90W TO 27N84W TO 25N82W TO 22N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N85W TO 24N86W TO 24N91W TO 27N88W TO 26N82W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N86W TO 23N91W TO 25N92W TO 27N91W TO 27N87W TO 25N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING NE SWELL. .33 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.