000 FZNT25 KNHC 212141 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 541 PM 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 with broad low pressure over western Caribbean will support fresh to strong easterly winds over the eastern Gulf through early Thu. Mainly fresh easterly winds will persist over the eastern Gulf through Sat. A weak cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sat, then reach from west- central Florida to southern Texas late Sat and become stationary. Gentle to moderate northerly winds will follow in behind the front on Sat. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds will continue elsewhere across the area through early next week. .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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Epsilon well east of the forecast waters near 29.6N 60.0W 955 mb at 5 PM EDT is moving NW at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt. Epsilon will move to near 30.5N 60.9W late tonight, to near 31.8N 61.6W Thu afternoon with maximum sustained winds 95 kt gusts 115 kt, then move north of the area to near 33.0N 62.0W late Thu night. 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 continue to impact the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas through late Sat. .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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. .MON...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 27N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 27N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell.