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FZNT02 KNHC 211618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED OCT 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 29.1N 59.1W 972 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 21
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 380 NM NE
QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 750 NM NE QUADRANT...390 
NM SE QUADRANT...530 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N58W TO 28N62W
TO 29N64W TO 31N64W TO 31N56W TO 29N58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N35W TO 24N48W TO 17N60W
TO 30N79W TO 31N35W TO 24N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 
58W AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 64W AND
68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 30.9N 60.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
600 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...480 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
570 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N59W TO 29N63W TO 31N64W TO 31N58W TO 30N59W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
23N35W TO 25N51W TO 18N63W TO 29N80W TO 31N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W 
AND 55W AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 
70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 18 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 61.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
600 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
510 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 29N54W TO 26N62W TO 29N61W TO 31N65W TO 31N53W TO 
29N54W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 18N35W TO 21N70W TO 31N81W TO 28N53W TO 31N35W TO 
18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 65W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL... 
EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 65W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.6N 
60.6W. 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 42.0N 
51.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EPSILON WELL N OF
AREA NEAR 49.5N 33.0W. 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 12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W S OF 15N. WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 08N35W TO 07N37W TO 09N38W TO 10N38W TO 09N35W 
TO 08N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W S OF 15N. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 08N42W TO 09N48W TO 11N50W TO 11N45W TO 11N40W TO 
08N42W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W S OF 15N. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 11N42W TO 09N47W TO 12N51W TO 17N49W TO 17N46W TO 
11N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 10N45W TO 09N48W TO 11N48W TO 12N46W TO 11N45W TO 10N45W E
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W S OF 15N. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 10N42W TO 09N50W TO 11N56W TO 15N57W TO 16N49W TO 
10N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 10N48W TO 10N52W TO 12N53W TO 13N51W TO 13N49W TO 10N48W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N82W TO 26N84W TO 
26N86W TO 27N86W TO 27N83W TO 26N82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N83W TO 27N89W TO 
28N87W TO 28N84W TO 27N83W TO 25N83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.