876 
FZNT02 KNHC 270936
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ZETA NEAR 21.0N 88.4W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 27 
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N83W TO 
18N86W TO 22N87W TO 21N90W TO 25N88W TO 21N83W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA INLAND NEAR 22.3N 90.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 20N84W TO 21N91W TO 25N92W TO 27N89W TO 27N86W
TO 20N84W...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 24.4N 91.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM W QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 22N87W TO 23N95W TO 28N93W TO 29N88W TO 26N86W
TO 22N87W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA INLAND NEAR 31.7N 88.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST 
WATERS...WITHIN 27N89W TO 27N91W TO 25N97W TO 29N95W TO 30N86W TO
27N89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ZETA INLAND NEAR 36.5N
81.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ZETA NEAR 40.3N
70.0W. 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 23N39W TO 25N40W TO 27N37W TO 27N35W TO 
22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 14N35W TO 13N41W TO 20N38W TO 25N41W TO 28N35W
TO 14N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA...WITHIN 07N35W TO 11N58W TO 20N67W TO 31N50W TO 31N35W
TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N41W TO 11N48W TO 14N49W TO 17N45W TO
14N41W TO 11N41W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 07N35W TO 07N50W TO 22N66W TO 30N35W TO 07N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 07N35W TO 06N53W TO 22N63W TO 19N46W TO
31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N75W TO 11N76W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.