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FZNT02 KNHC 281616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED OCT 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... 
.HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 26.9N 91.7W 976 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 28 
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS
100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...130
NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...
90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N90W TO 26N91W TO 27N93W TO
28N92W TO 29N91W TO 26N90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N92W TO 24N96W TO 28N94W TO 29N88W TO
26N87W TO 22N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ZETA JUST INLAND NEAR 30.1N 89.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N88W TO 29N90W TO 30N89W TO 
30N87W TO 29N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 27N87W TO 25N93W TO 29N92W TO 30N89W TO 30N86W TO 
27N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
28N BETWEEN 87W AND 88W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT
N OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 88W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA WELL INLAND NEAR 35.3N 
83.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 
NM SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
29N85W TO 28N87W TO 29N88W TO 30N89W TO 30N86W TO 29N85W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ZETA WELL N OF 
AREA NEAR 41.5N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM
NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.60 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 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30.5N78.5W TO 30N79W TO 30.5N80.5W TO 31N80.5W 
TO 31N78W TO 30.5N78.5W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N75W TO 30N79W TO 30N80W TO 31N80W TO 31N72W 
TO 30N75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BETWEEN 77W AND 80W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 10N57W TO 23N62W TO 
31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 06N54W TO 
19N63W TO 20N46W TO 31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 06N56W TO 
20N62W TO 21N41W TO 26N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS... 
EXCEPT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 51W AND 59W. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 25N95W TO 21N97W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N94W TO 23N98W TO 28N97W TO 28N95W TO 
27N94W TO 25N94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N93W TO 20N97W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N93W TO 23N97W TO 23N98W TO 28N97W TO 
30N92W TO 24N93W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E TO 
SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 24N91W TO 19N96W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N92W TO 26N95W TO 29N95W TO 30N93W TO 
29N91W TO 27N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N89W TO 
19N3W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N94W TO 21N91W TO 19N93W TO 
19N96W TO 121N95W TO 22N94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.