000 FZNT23 KNHC 262114 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 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.2N 85.9W 979 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 05 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 18.7N 86.2W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 20.0N 86.9W THU AFTERNOON...THEN INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT 21.4N 86.9W LATE THU NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM. RINA WILL THEN MOVE TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.5N 86.5W BY FRI AFTERNOON AND TURN SHARPLY SE TO NEAR 23.0N 84.5W SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND NW CUBA LATE SAT. A TROUGH ALONG 74W WILL MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH SAT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF IT DEVELOPING INTO A LOW. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 84W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE ...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E AND 70 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT... DIMINISHING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT S OF 19N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 83W...SHIFTING TO N OF 19N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N BETWEEN 83W AND 84W SW TO W 35 TO 45 KT AND W TO NW 35 TO 50 KT BETWEEN 84W AND 86W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FROM 18N TO 20N 8 TO 12 FT...AND N OF 20N 12 TO 15 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .MON...W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N BETWEEN 83W AND 85W W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 19N. E OF 83W S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 76W NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 12N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 65W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 65W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 14N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED S OF 14N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA FRI NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SUN INTO MON. LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MON. HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS NW CUBA LATE SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE E OF 72W. WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ANS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PART SHIFTING TO N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF COLD FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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 OVER FAR SW PORTION 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. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE