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FZNT02 KNHC 242120
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON OCT 24 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE OCT 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 26.

.WARNINGS.

 ...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.1N 83.1W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 24 
MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 75 NM SW AND WITHIN 100 NM NW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.3N 84.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.1N 86.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 N AND WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 19.8N 87.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 21.0N 87.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 21.5N 85.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N73W TO 24N80W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N63W TO 22N75W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 20N74W. S OF 25N W OF 70W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 
70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC TROUGH 11N55W TO 14N35W. N OF TROUGH TO 22N E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N55W TO 16N35W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 12N48W TO 20N36W. E OF 40W WITHIN 180 NM N OD 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RINA WARNING...N OF 12N W OF 82W  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RINA WARNING...N OF 14N W 
OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RINA WARNINGS N OF 15N W OF 
84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH S OF 17N ALONG 62W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 
61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN TROUGH S OF 17N ALONG 67W. FROM 15N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
20 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH BROAD TROUGH S OF 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 
77W. N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.