000
FZNT02 KNHC 260307
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED OCT 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.5N 84.7W 966 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 26
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 03 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 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE
...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 19.0N 86.4W. 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 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 21.3N 86.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 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 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 23.0N 85.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 23.5N 83.0W. 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 31N59W 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 FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 AS 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.