000 FZNT02 KNHC 262141 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC MON OCT 26 2020 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON OCT 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 28. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 19.5N 86.0W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 26 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 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 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N84W TO 18N85W TO 19N85W TO 22N85W TO 21N84W TO 19N84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA INLAND NEAR 20.5N 87.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMCIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT NEAR 20N86W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N84W 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 19N85W 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 NEAR 22.1N 89.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N88W TO 21N90W TO 22N90W TO 25N89W TO 23N88W TO 22N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N85W TO 21N86W TO 21N91W TO 24N91W TO 27N88W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 26.8N 91.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 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 25N89W TO 23N96W TO 27N97W TO 29N91W TO 30N88W TO 25N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA INLAND NEAR 30.8N 88.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ZETA WELL INLAND NEAR 35.0N 83.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ZETA WELL NE OF THE AREA NEAR 42.0N 68.0W. 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 AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 10N59W TO 20N67W TO 31N44W TO 31N35W TO 08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS... EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 15N E OF 44W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N35W TO 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 21N67W TO 24N50W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N46W TO 28N38W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 31N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N73W TO 14N73W TO 14N74W TO 19N81W TO 22N79W TO 15N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W. SEAS 8 TO 9 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.