000 FZNT25 KNHC 211526 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1126 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...The combination of high pressure over the eastern United States and western Atlantic and broad low pressure over western Caribbean will support fresh to strong easterly winds over the eastern Gulf through tonight. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere through Sun. .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Epsilon well east of the forecast waters near 29.1N 59.0W 972 mb at 11 AM EDT is moving WNW at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. Epsilon will move to near 29.5N 60.1W this evening with maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 105 kt, to near 30.9N 60.8W Thu morning with maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 105 kt, then move north of the area near 32.3N 61.2W Thu evening with maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. The gradient between strong high pressure over the western Atlantic and Hurricane Epsilon will maintain strong winds and large seas over the western waters through Fri. Long-period northeast to east swell will impact the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas through Fri night. .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. N of 27N, E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell N of 27N. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 27N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell.