000 FZNT23 KNHC 240854 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RINA AT 16.7N 82.3W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING N NW OR 330 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. RINA IS FORECAST STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT AND MOVE TO NEAR 10.0N 82.9W AT 2 PM...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT NEAR 17.4N 83.6W 2 AM TUE...STRENGTHEN TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR 17.5N 84.3W AT 2 PM TUE...55 KT GUSTS 65 KT NEAR 17.6N 85.0W AT 2 AM WED...60 KT GUSTS 75 KT NEAR 18.5N 86.5W AT 2 AM THU...BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 19.5N 87.0W AT 2 AM FRI...AND REACH NEAR 20.5N 87.0W AT 2 AM SAT. A TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL CONTINUE MOVING W AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY...THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND MERGE INTO THE MONSOON TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 19N W OF 81W... ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 84W THU AND FRI... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW...40 NM SE...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 80 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT TUE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 80 NM N AND WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .THU AND FRI...WITHIN 90 NM N AND WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EASTERN PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...AND MOVE E OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 AL