000
FZNT02 KNHC 282216
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... 
.HURRICANE ZETA NEAR 29.2N 90.6W 970 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 28 
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT 
GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...120 NM NW QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N88W TO 26N92W TO 
27N93W TO 28N92W TO 30N91W TO 27N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N87W TO 23N91W TO 26N93W TO 
29N93W TO 30N86W TO 25N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ZETA INLAND NEAR 32.8N 87.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 75 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N85W TO 28N87W TO 29N89W TO 30N88W TO 
30N85W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 27N86W TO 26N91W TO 29N91W TO 30N89W TO 30N86W TO 27N86W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL ZETA WELL NE OF AREA NEAR 37.5N 
78.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEE BELOW FOR 
CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ZETA WELL NE OF AREA NEAR 44.0N 57.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. 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 24 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 31N75W TO 26N80W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N73W TO 30N70W TO 30N73W TO 31N75W TO 31N74W TO 
31N73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N35W TO 10N57W TO 23N62W TO 
31N35W TO 07N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 TO 25 
KT FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W. 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 
60W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 21N94W TO 20N96W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N93W TO 23N98W TO 28N97W TO 28N95W TO 
27N93W TO 25N93W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N93W TO 20N97W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N93W TO 23N97W TO 23N98W TO 28N97W TO 
30N91W TO 24N93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N88W TO 18N95W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N86W TO 25N92W TO 19N95W TO 26N97W TO 
29N94W TO 30N86W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 21N88W TO 
19N91W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N92W TO 19N91W TO 18N95W TO 
20N96W TO 20N94W TO 20N92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.