000 FZNT23 KNHC 241826 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.1N 83.0W 991 MB AT 1800 UTC MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 17.4N 83.4W TONIGHT AND NEAR 17.6N 84.0W TUE THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 17.8N 84.8W TUE NIGHT AND NEAR 18.1N 85.7W WED TO 19.2N 87.0W THU AND TO 20.5N 87.0W FRI. A TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL CONTINUE MOVING W AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND INTO THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND INTO THE SW CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT INCREASING 90 KT GUST TO 110 KT TUE. SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 81W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 80 NM SW AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 82W. .THU AND FRI...WITHIN 110 NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT 75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. SEAS 12 OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 82W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 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. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EASTERN PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 5 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. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE AND MOVE E OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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/DGS