000 FZNT23 KNHC 240236 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 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. AMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RINA AT 16.4N 82.2W 1004 MB AT 8 PM EDT MOVING N NW OR 335 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. RINA IS FORECAST STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT NEAR 16.8N 82.6W AT 8 AM MON...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT NEAR 17.3N 83.4W 8 PM MON...STRENGTHEN TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR 17.5N 84.3W AT 8 AM TUE...55 KT GUSTS 65 KT NEAR 17.7N 85.1W AT 8 PM TUE...60 KT GUSTS 75 KT NEAR 17.9N 86.2W AT 8 PM WED...BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 18.9N 87.4W AT 8 PM THU...AND REACH NEAR 20.0N 87.W AT 8 PM FRI. A TROUGH S OF 15N ALONG 61W TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE MOVING W TO THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND MERGE INTO THE MONSOON TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-240930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 19N W OF 81W... ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 85W THU AND FRI... .TONIGHT AND MON...WITHIN 60 NM OVER W SEMICIRCLE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 70 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 80 NM N AND WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .THU AND FRI...WITHIN 90 NM N AND WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-240930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 81W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON...W OF 82W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 82W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-240930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF 14N6W1. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EASTERN PORTIONS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-240930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ088-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL BE ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...AND MOVE E OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST...REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 24N80W LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-240930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON