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FZNT02 KNHC 221611
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 30.9N 61.2W 965 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 22
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 510 NM W SEMICIRCLE...630 NM NE QUADRANT AND
360 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. WITHIN 28N52W TO 25N62W 
TO 31N70W TO 29N60W TO 31N53W TO 28N52W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N35W TO 25N56W TO 
18N63W TO 30N81W TO 31N35W TO 20N35W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 33.4N 61.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...190 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 54W AND 73W WITH SEAS TO 
17 FT. WITHIN 28N56W TO 27N59W TO 27N64W TO 31N65W TO 31N54W TO 
28N56W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
17N35W TO 21N51W TO 18N68W TO 31N81W TO 31N35W TO 17N35W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 36.9N 60.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...260 NM SE QUADRANT...200 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 66W WITH SEAS TO 
12 FT. WITHIN 13N35W TO 24N55W TO 25N77W TO 31N81W TO 28N35W TO 
13N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EPSILON NEAR 43.0N 50.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EPSILON NEAR 52.5N
30.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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 WITHIN 10N37W TO 08N38W TO 08N40W TO 12N42W TO 13N40W TO
10N37W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
17N35W TO 12N44W TO 17N50W TO 23N47W TO 20N37W TO 17N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N46W TO 10N48W TO 10N50W TO 12N50W TO
14N49W TO 11N46W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 08N35W TO 08N53W TO 19N63W TO 21N53W TO 16N39W TO 08N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N41W TO 07N57W TO 20N65W TO 20N53W TO
07N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.