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FZNT02 KNHC 272117
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU OCT 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 29.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 19.8N 87.2W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 27
MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT
50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA INLAND NEAR 21.3N 87.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 
TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA NEAR 20.9N 86.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 20.0N
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 18.5N
86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 17.0N
87.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 25N50W TO 24N60W. N OF 26N 
W OF FRONT TO 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED 
BELOW. 

.ATLC TROUGH 24N37W TO 19N39W. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 40W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N43W 1011 MB. FROM 23N TO 26N 
E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN NW. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 26N43W TO 
15N45W. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT 
NW 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 17N W OF 
85W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 24N BETWEEN 
89W AND 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 25N97W. W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 19N94W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 19N94W. S OF 25N W OF 95W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
TO 95W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.