000 FZNT02 KNHC 212215 RRA HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED OCT 21 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED OCT 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 23. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 29.6N 60.0W 955 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 21 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...390 NM NE QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 720 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...450 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N58W TO 28N62W TO 29N65W TO 31N65W TO 31N56W TO 29N58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N35W TO 24N48W TO 17N60W TO 30N79W TO 31N35W TO 23N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 44W AND 58W AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 31.8N 61.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 600 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM SW QUADRANT AND 540 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N59W TO 29N64W TO 31N65W TO 31N58W TO 30N59W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N35W TO 24N55W TO 18N68W TO 30N80W TO 31N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N BETWEEN 53W AND 59W AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON N OF AREA NEAR 34.4N 62.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 260 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 570 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM SW QUADRANT AND 540 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N54W TO 26N61W TO 29N62W TO 31N65W TO 31N54W TO 29N54W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN 62W AND 65W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N35W TO 22N72W TO 31N81W TO 28N53W TO 31N35W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN NE TO E SWELL W OF 67W. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 38.3N 59.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 44.5N 47.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EPSILON WELL N OF AREA NEAR 54.0N 28.5W. 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 06 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 45W 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 9 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 47W S OF 15N. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N43W TO 09N47W TO 12N51W TO 15N48W TO 14N46W TO 11N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N43W TO 11N41W TO 09N46W TO 11N51W TO 17N47W TO 15N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W S OF 15N. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N50W TO 10N51W TO 11N53W TO 12N53W TO 12N50W TO 11N50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N45W TO 09N41W TO 10N54W TO 13N59W TO 17N54W TO 14N45W 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. .06 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. .15 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.