000 FZNT23 KNHC 251458 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.4N 83.9W 971 MB AT 11 AM MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 17.7N 84.7W TONIGHT NEAR 18.2N 85.6W WED TO 19.1N 86.5W WED NIGHT NEAR 20.2N 87.0W THU THEN NEAR 22.0N 86.5W FRI AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.5N 84.5W SAT. LOW PRES 14N69W WILL MOVE W NW...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...REACHING NEAR 14N72W TONIGHT NEAR 14N76W WED PASS S OF JAMAICA LATE THU NEAR CAYMAN ISLANDS FRI AND APPROACH TROPICAL CYCLONE RINA SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SW AAND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 105 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM ELSEWHERE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT WED. SEAS 12 OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. .THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 105 NM ELSEWHERE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT DIMINISHING TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT FRI AND FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT SAT. SEAS 12 FR OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N W OF 81W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NEW AND NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 79W. S OF 11N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N70W WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI NIGHT AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT FAR NW LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AL/DGS