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FZNT02 KNHC 250930
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE OCT 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.3N 83.6W 975 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 25
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.8N 85.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 19.3N 86.7W. 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 21.5N 87.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 22.5N 85.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA INLAND NEAR 22.5N 84.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 23N74W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 
65W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 78W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 25N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
24N77W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S 
OF 26N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N45W TO 25N52W THEN STATIONARY TO 
25N73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.ATLC TROUGH 11N51W TO 12N35W. FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 55W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 10N50W TO 18N35W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 10N50W 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 W OF 84W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES 13N67W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N70W 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 
13N75W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.