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FZNT02 KNHC 270930
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.8N 86.9W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 27
MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA INLAND NEAR 21.0N 87.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 21.9N 86.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS 
TO 14 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 22.0N 85.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 21.5N 85.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA NEAR 21.0N 85.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 25N55W. NW OF FRONT 
TO 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW.

.ATLC TROUGH 20N36W TO 15N40W. FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 38W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 22N39W TO 17N43W. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 
42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N42W TO 19N45W. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 
45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE PART.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 70W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N 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 
83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 69W TO 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 69W TO 75W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 24N E OF 
89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS OF NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
 
.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 26N97W. NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N85W TO 19N95W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 88W N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.