...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

Expires:No;;845139
WTNT42 KNHC 260236
TCDAT2
 
Post-Tropical Cyclone Epsilon Discussion Number  29
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL272020
300 AM GMT Mon Oct 26 2020
 
Recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that Epsilon no longer 
has the structure of a tropical cyclone. The low-level circulation 
is stretched out along a north-south axis, with an area of lighter 
winds noted near and north of the ill-defined center. Furthermore, 
infrared cloud tops have warmed over the past several hours as 
convection wanes near the center. Therefore, Epsilon has been 
declared a post-tropical cyclone, and this will be the last NHC 
advisory for the system.

A partial 22Z ASCAT-A overpass showed at least 55-kt winds in the 
southern semicircle of the cyclone, which supports keeping the 
initial intensity at 60 kt. Post-tropical Epsilon is firmly embedded 
in the mid-latitude westerlies, and the cyclone will continue racing 
northeastward at around 35-40 kt for the next day or so. The cyclone 
will remain a very powerful and dangerous storm until it is absorbed 
by another large extratropical low pressure system over the 
northeastern Atlantic. The global models remain in very good 
agreement with this scenario, and no notable changes were made to 
the official NHC forecast.

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

 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INIT  26/0300Z 48.6N  38.8W   60 KT  70 MPH...POST-TROPICAL
 12H  26/1200Z 52.1N  30.3W   60 KT  70 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
 24H  27/0000Z 57.0N  24.0W   55 KT  65 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
 36H  27/1200Z...ABSORBED