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BULLETIN
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 29
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL272020
300 AM GMT MON OCT 26 2020
...EPSILON BECOMES A POWERFUL POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE
NORTH ATLANTIC...
..THIS WILL BE THE LAST NHC ADVISORY ON EPSILON
SUMMARY OF 300 AM GMT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...48.6N 38.8W
ABOUT 675 MI...1090 KM ENE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 46 MPH...74 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 300 AM GMT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 48.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 38.8 WEST.
THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 46 MPH
(74 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR SO BEFORE THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS ABSORBED BY A LARGE
EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 450 MILES (720 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 968 MB (28.59 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY EPSILON WILL AFFECT BERMUDA, THE
BAHAMAS, THE GREATER ANTILLES, THE LEEWARD ISLANDS, PORTIONS OF THE
EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ATLANTIC CANADA THROUGH MONDAY.
THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON EPSILON. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE,
UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1, WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC, AND ONLINE AT
OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/SHTML/NFDHSFAT1.PHP
FORECASTER REINHART/ZELINSKY
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