000
FZNT02 KNHC 260945
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 17.5N 85.2W 967 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 26
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT
100 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 19.2N 86.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW 
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT......AND 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 21.8N 86.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W AND 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE. WITH SEAS TO 24 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 23.5N 84.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 82.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 24N64W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 
60W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 48W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N45W TO 25N55W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 25N65W. N OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N41W 
TO 28N45W. N OF 24N E OF 62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 14 
FT IN N SWELL. 

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 19N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 20N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...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 
84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS OF NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N 
BETWEEN 84W AND 89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.