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FZNT02 KNHC 250302
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE OCT 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.2N 83.3W 985 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 25 
MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE...60 NM SE....45 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.5N 84.8W. 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 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.7N 86.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 21 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA INLAND NEAR 20.9N 87.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 22.2N 85.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 22.0N 84.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 25N80W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 20N73W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO 75W AND S OF 27N W OF 72W 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 31N47W TO 25N52W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC TROUGH 11N55W TO 14N35W. FROM 14N TO 22N E OF 51W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 11N50W TO 17N35W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 11N48W TO 21N35W. E OF 40W WITHIN 180 NM N OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RINA WARNING...N OF 14N W OF 81W  
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN RINA WARNING...N OF 16N W 
OF 82W 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 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 12.5N 64.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N 
QUADRANT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N69W 1006 MB. WITHIN 210 NM N QUADRANT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N74W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 27N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.