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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI AND E 
OF THE AREA SAT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT 
BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH SEAS REACHING 12 FT IN THE SW CARIBBEAN 
BY SAT NIGHT. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS HURRICANE RINA WEAKENING 
TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO 
FRIDAY. MOVING INTO THE SE GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND 
CONTINUE ITS WEAKENING TREND WHILE REMAINING IN THE SE GULF 
WATERS. 

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES PREVAILS JUST N OF THE AREA...AND A SURFACE RIDGE WILL 
PREVAIL JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE ATLC EARLY SAT AND MOVE RAPIDLY 
ACROSS THE AREA...MOVING E OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. FRESH 
NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH SEAS 
BUILDING TO 11 FT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
HURRICANE RINA CENTERED NEAR 18.5N 86.5W AT 0300 UTC WITH 
MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT MOVING NW AT 5 KT. MINIMUM 
CENTRAL PRES IS 979 MB. RINA WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NE PART OF 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL 
STORM AS IT MOVES NE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THE TROUGH 
OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS HAS DISSIPATED. 

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GMZ084...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N E OF 88W.
.GMZ086...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.AMZ082...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 84W.

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER AL