000 FZNT23 KNHC 250900 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 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.3N 83.6W 975 MB AT 2 AM MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT. RINA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 17.4N 84.3W AT 2 PM TODAY...NEAR 17.8N 85.1W AT 2 AM WED...NEAR 18.3N 86.0W 2 PM WED...NEAR 19.3N 86.7W AT 2 AM THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN NEAR 21.5N 87.0W AT 2 AM FRI...AND NEAR 22.5N 85.0W AT 2 AM SAT. LOW PRES 13N67W WILL MOVE W NW...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...REACHING NEAR 13N72W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 14N76W LATE WED...PASS S OF JAMAICA LATE THU ...PASS NEAR CAYMAN ISLANDS LATE FRI AND APPROACH TROPICAL CYCLONE RINA SAT EVENING . $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 81W... .TODAY...WITHIN 100 NM NW AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS AND AND 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT WED. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. .THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 100 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT...DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE FRI...AND FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TODAY...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. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW WATERS WILL BE REINFORCED BY A SECONDARY SURGE TONIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI NIGHT...AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TODAY...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 IN NE SWELL. .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