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FZNT02 KNHC 202208
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM EPSILON NEAR 27.9N 55.8W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 
20 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 280 NM NE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT...150 
NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 510 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 
26N48W TO 18N60W TO 26N76W TO 31N74W TO 31N35W TO 26N48W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 20N TO 
27N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 29.3N 59.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 280 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
570 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT... 
AND 510 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N54W TO 27N58W TO 27N63W TO 31N64W TO 31N56W TO 
28N54W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 24N35W TO 17N57W TO 29N79W TO 27N59W TO 31N35W TO 24N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 67W AND S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT FROM 24N TO 
28N BETWEEN 53W AND 59W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N 
OF 24N BETWEEN 51W AND 67W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 31.6N 61.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
570 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM SW QUADRANT... 
AND 540 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 29N57W TO 28N60W TO 29N64W TO 31N64W TO 31N57W TO 
29N57W 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 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 64W AND 70W AND SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 57W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 
10 TO 16 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON N OF AREA NEAR 34.0N 61.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.7N 
60.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 42.0N 
51.0W. 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 42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 09N42W TO 12N51W TO 16N51W TO 20N46W TO 16N41W TO 09N42W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.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 TO 9 FT.
.06 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 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N83W TO 26N83W TO 
26N85W TO 27N86W TO 28N83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 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.