000
FZNT02 KNHC 270338
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU OCT 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.5N 86.5W 979 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 27
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 05 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 55 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RINA NEAR 20.4N 87.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA OVER WATER NEAR 22.0N
86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE
IN TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E 
AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 22.5N 85.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA MOVED INLAND CUBA 
NEAR 22.0N 84.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA INLAND CUBA NEAR 
22.0N 84.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N56W...THEN DISSIPATING TO 
23N76W. 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 31N41W TO 25N50W. 
W OF FRONT TO 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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 18N 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.