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FZNT02 KNHC 271619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 19.2N 87.0W 989 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT 27
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA INLAND NEAR 21.1N 87.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES
WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 21.4N 86.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO
15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA NEAR 21.0N 86.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA NEAR 20.0N 86.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 19.0N 
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 26N51W TO 24N60W. N OF
26N W OF FRONT TO 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 
25N55W. W OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED 
BELOW. 

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 20N36W TO 12N47W. FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 40W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N40W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH SW
TO 13N47W. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N BETWEEN 
40W AND 55W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N42W WITH TROUGH NE TO 26N41W
AND SW TO 15N455W. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 
26N W OF TROUGH AND LOW TO 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 49W AND 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 57W AND 
65W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. NW OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 61W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 17N W OF 84W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF 
85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF 
84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF
83W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 24N E OF 88W 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 84W AND 88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
 
.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 24N98W. NW OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 19N94W. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 94W 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
SE OF FRONT CONDITIONS AS COVERED ABOVE IN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN
WARNINGS FOR GULF OF MEXICO.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.