000
FZNT02 KNHC 280243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI OCT 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI OCT 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 30.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RINA NEAR 20.5N 87.2W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 28
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...25
NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RINA OVER WATER NEAR 21.5N
86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH 
SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 20.0N 
86.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RINA NEAR 19.5N 
86.2W. 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 18.0N
86.7W. 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 31N39W TO 24N50W TO 24N60W. N OF 25N 
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 24N39W TO 19N41W. FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 40W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N41W TO 20N44W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
23N TO 27N W OF TROUGH TO 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 56W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N43W TO 20N45W. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 
27N W OF TROUGH TO 53W 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 31N73W TO 27N80W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 85W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 19N W OF 
86W 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 65W AND 75W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 69W AND 75W 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 23N BETWEEN 
89W AND 985W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
 
.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N91W TO 24N97W. W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N85W TO 19N93W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 22N87W. 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.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.