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FZNT02 KNHC 262219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED OCT 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.2N 85.9W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 26
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 20.0N 86.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA OVER WATER NEAR 22.5N 
86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS
TO 19 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 23.0N 84.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA MOVED INLAND CUBA NEAR 
22.5N 83.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA INLAND CUBA NEAR 
22.5N 83.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N65W...THEN DISSIPATING TO 
23N78W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 60W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 78W NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 
46W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 25N50W. 
W OF FRONT TO 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 60W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 45W E 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 49W AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN
49W AND 60W.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 62W AND 74W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 21N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W NE TO E
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LES THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 45W AND
66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 15N W OF 83W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 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...N OF 17N W OF 
84W 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 N OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 16N W OF
81W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W EXCEPT S OF 14N
BETWEEN 73W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 
24N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N E OF 
89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
23N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS OF NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 25N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S 
OF 25N.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.