000 FZNT23 KNHC 250301 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 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.2N 83.3W 985 MB AT 8 PM MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. RINA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 17.3N 83.9W AT 8 AM TUE...NEAR 17.5N 84.8W AT 8 PM TUE...NEAR 17.9N 85.6W 8 AM WED...NEAR 18.7N 86.3W AT 8 PM WED...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN NEAR 20.9N 87.2W AT 8 PM THU...NEAR 22.2N 85.8W AT 8 PM FRI...AND NEAR 22.0N 84.0W AT 8 PM SAT. LOW PRES 12.5N 64.5W WILL MOVE W NW...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...REACHING NEAR 13N69W TUE EVENING...NEAR 14N74W WED EVENING...PASS S OF JAMAICA THE EVENING...PASS NEAR CAYMAN ISLANDS FRI EVENING AND APPROACH TROPICAL CYCLONE RINA SAT EVENING . $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 81W... .TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 100 NM NW AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS AND AND 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT...INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT EARLY TUE AND 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. .THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 100 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT...DIMINISHING TO 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT FRI EVENING...AND FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TONIGHT AND TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW WATERS WILL BE REINFORCED BY A SECONDARY SURGE TONIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI...AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 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 IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...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 NELSON