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FZNT23 KNHC 260910
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ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL 
N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 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.

AMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011
 
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.5N 85.2W 967 MB AT 5 AM EDT
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 
TO 115 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 18.2N 85.8W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 
19.2N 86.6W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 20.5N 87.0W THU AFTERNOON...THEN 
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE AS IT REACHES TO NEAR 21.8N 86.6W 
LATE THU...NEAR 23.5N 84.5W LATE FRI...AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL 
STORM WHILE TURN E TO NEAR 23.5N 83.0W LATE SAT...AND TO NEAR 
23.5N 82.0W LATE SUN. 

A TROUGH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 
24 HOURS WHILE DISSIPATING.

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AMZ082-261530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 84W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 
115 KT...INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST BUILDING TO 26 FT. 
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 FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NW AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI S OF 19N. 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 TO N OF 19N LATE 
FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. E OF 
81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 
TO 3 FT N OF 18N.

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AMZ084-261530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TODAY...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 NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW 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.

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AMZ086-261530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TODAY 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 TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 65W.
.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.

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AMZ087-261530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS FROM 10N TO 15N.
.TONIGHT 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.

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AMZ088-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TODAY. A 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 
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. HURRICANE RINA 
CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A 
TROPICAL STORM AS IT APPROACHES NW CUBA LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

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AMZ080-261530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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...EXCEPT FAR SW PART 
BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR SW PART.

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FORECASTER AL