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FZNT02 KNHC 261613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ZETA NEAR 19.1N 85.3W 992 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 26 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
19N83W TO 18N85W TO 19N85W TO 20N85W TO 20N84W TO 19N83W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 20.1N 86.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N83W TO 19N86W TO 19N88W TO 23N87W TO 
24N85W TO 21N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N83W TO 19N86W TO 19N88W TO 24N87W TO 
24N85W TO 21N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA NEAR 21.5N 88.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 
80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 60 NM
SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
22N88W TO 21N90W TO 22N90W TO 23N89W TO 23N88W TO 22N88W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
23N85W TO 21N86W TO 21N90W TO 24N90W TO 27N87W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 25.7N 91.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N91W TO 25N93W TO 27N92W 
TO 27N91W TO 27N90W TO 25N91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N88W TO 23N95W TO 27N95W TO 29N94W TO
30N87W TO 24N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA INLAND WELL NEAR 33.0N 
87.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ZETA WELL NE OF 
THE AREA NEAR 40.0N 73.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45
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 AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 07N51W TO 23N73W TO 
31N55W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEN 51W AND 58W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N35W TO 10N59W TO 
20N67W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W TO 08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS... 
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 44W. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 
21N66W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N73W TO 14N73W TO 14N74W TO 
16N76W TO 18N75W TO 15N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.