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FZNT02 KNHC 270416
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 20.2N 87.1W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 27 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N80W TO 18N85W TO 20N88W TO 22N88W TO 24N86W
TO 21N80W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA INLAND NEAR 21.3N 88.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITHIN 21N84W TO 19N87W TO 
23N88W TO 25N90W TO 26N86W TO 21N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA OVER WATER NEAR 23.1N 90.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 
90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N85W 
TO 22N91W TO 25N92W TO 27N91W TO 26N88W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 22N85W TO 21N91W TO 26N93W TO 28N89W 
TO 26N85W TO 22N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 29.1N 90.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 27N88W TO 24N96W TO 27N97W TO 30N90W TO 30N86W
TO 27N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA INLAND NEAR 33.8N 85.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ZETA NEAR 38.5N
76.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 22N35W TO 23N37W TO 26N38W TO 27N37W TO 28N35W TO
22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 11N41W TO 19N58W TO 20N46W TO 29N35W TO 
22N35W TO 11N41W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER...WITHIN 07N35W TO 13N59W TO 19N67W TO 31N53W TO 
31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N40W TO 10N46W TO 13N49W TO 20N61W TO
21N59W TO 13N40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N49W TO 22N66W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 06N52W TO 21N68W TO 23N35W TO
07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 26N41W TO 29N44W TO
31N44W TO 31N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.