000 FZNT23 KNHC 252130 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.4N 84.3W 971 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 17.5N 85.2W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 18.3N 86.1W WED AFTERNOON...NEAR 19.4N 86.8W BY LATE WED NIGHT...TO 20.8N 86.9W BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL REACHING TO NEAR 22.5N 86.0W FRI AFTERNOON. RINA IS FORECAST TO TURN SHARPLY E AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 84.0W SAT AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 23.5N 82.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON. LOW PRES NEAR 15N69W 1009 MB IS MOVING WNW AT 16 KT. THE LOW WILL REACH TO NEAR 15N76W BY WED AFTERNOON...THEN PASS S OF JAMAICA THU AND THU NIGHT AND BE NEAR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FRI AND APPROACH TROPICAL CYCLONE RINA LATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 83W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER ...EXCEPT 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT...INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT WED. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W. .THU THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI...EXCEPT N OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 83W...SHIFTING N NE OF AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .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 AND THU NIGHT...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...N OF 20N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT W OF 82W BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 81W N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OF 65W.. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 10N TO 15N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 24N74W WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT INTO WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI NIGHT AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 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. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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 AGUIRRE