000
FZNT02 KNHC 210446
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 28.5N 56.8W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 21
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 300 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 800 NM NE...360 NM SE...520 NM SW AND 450 
NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N55W TO 
26N60W TO 27N63W TO 31N65W TO 31N52W TO 26N55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN WITHIN 18N58W TO 23N74W 
TO 29N78W TO 26N60W TO 31N35W TO 18N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 29.9N 59.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM NE...120 NM SE...80 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM NE...270 NM SE...420 NM SW 
AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
27N55W TO 25N59W TO 26N63W TO 31N68W TO 31N55W TO 27N55W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N42W TO 
24N54W TO 18N60W TO 29N78W TO 30N39W TO 23N42W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON N OF AREA NEAR 32.2N 61.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...150 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 170 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM NE...270 NM SE... 
420 NM SW AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 21N35W TO 25N54W TO 18N68W TO 31N80W TO 31N35W TO 21N35W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 29N55W
TO 26N60W TO 29N60W TO 31N64W TO 31N54W TO 29N55W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 34.6N 62.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 38.4N 58.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EPSILON NEAR 
44.0N 45.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N35W TO 07N37W TO 09N39W TO
10N38W TO 09N35W TO 08N35W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N42W TO 09N47W TO 13N51W TO 17N48W TO
16N45W TO 11N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N45W TO 09N46W TO 09N48W TO 11N48W TO 12N46W 
TO 10N45W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N83W TO 24N85W TO 25N88W TO 26N87W TO
25N83W TO 24N83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N82W TO 27N86W TO 27N89W TO 28N87W TO
28N84W TO 26N82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.