000 FZNT23 KNHC 261754 AAA OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 130 PM 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 18.9N 85.8W 982 MB AT 130 PM EDT MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 18.5N 86.2W TONIGHT...NEAR 19.5N 87.0W THU...NEAR 20.8N 87.0W THU NIGHT...22.0N 87.0W FRI WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.0N 85.0W SAT AND NEAR 23.5N 83.0W SUN. A TROUGH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHILE DISSIPATING. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 84W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT DECREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI S OF 19N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI...EXCEPT N OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 83W...SHIFTING TO N OF 19N LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 W OF 79W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 79W. S OF 11N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .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. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 65W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT APPROACHES NW CUBA LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 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. $$ FORECASTER AL/DGS