939 
FZNT02 KNHC 210856
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 28.9N 58.3W 976 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 21 
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 380 NM NE...80 NM 
SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 750 NM NE...390 NM SE...510 NM SW AND 480 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N51W TO 26N61W 
TO 31N66W TO 31N44W TO 25N51W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 17N61W TO 23N75W TO 31N80W TO 31N35W TO
17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 30.4N 60.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 250 NM NE...140 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 190 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM NE...300 NM SE...420 NM SW 
AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
26N57W TO 25N62W TO 31N69W TO 31N55W TO 26N57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 23N56W TO 18N61W TO 
26N77W TO 31N79W TO 31N39W TO 23N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON N OF AREA NEAR 33.1N 61.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
100 NM SW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 270 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N55W TO 26N62W TO 29N60W TO 31N64W TO 31N53W 
TO 28N55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
WITHIN 20N35W TO 26N55W TO 20N69W TO 30N81W TO 31N35W TO 20N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 35.8N 61.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 40.0N 55.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. 
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EPSILON NEAR 
46.0N 39.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 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 08N38W TO 07N38W TO 09N42W TO
10N43W TO 11N40W TO 08N38W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N46W TO 09N47W TO 10N50W TO 11N51W TO
13N49W TO 11N46W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 11N41W TO 09N48W TO 11N53W TO 14N55W TO 16N48W TO 11N41W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N86W TO 25N90W TO 27N88W TO 27N82W TO
24N86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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.