000 FZNT02 KNHC 252218 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC TUE OCT 25 2011 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.4N 84.3W 970 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 25 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.3N 86.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 105 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 20.8N 86.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO X5 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 22.5N 86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 23.5N 84.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 23.5N 82.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N70W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 57W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N48W TO 25N55W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 63W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N42W TO 25N48W. W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. .ATLC FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 19N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 24N E OF 42W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .ATLC S OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 14N W OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 16N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN LOW PRES NEAR 14N69W 1009 MB MOVING W NW 16 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N74W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 15N77W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 66W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO E OF LINE FROM 26N85W TO 21.5N89W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 23N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT S OF NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 23N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E OF 85W E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.