000 FZNT23 KNHC 270306 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.5N 86.5W 979 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 05 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 19.2N 86.8W THU MORNING...THEN BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.4N 87.0W EARLY THU NIGHT...AND INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT 21.5N 87.0W BY EARLY FRI. RINA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT TURNS NE TO NEAR 22.0N 86.5W BY EARLY FRI NIGHT AND TO NEAR 22.5N 85.0W BY EARLY SAT EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND NW CUBA SAT NIGHT AND WEAKENING FURTHER TO A DEPRESSION THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 84W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 55 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN 81W AND 83W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 1W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 80 NM OF RINA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 80W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF RINA EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT...DIMINISHING TO 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT EARLY THU NIGHT...TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT EARLY FRI AND TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT...DIMINISHING TO WITHIN 90 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES FRI. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT FRI NIGHT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FROM 18N TO 20N 8 TO 12 FT...AND N OF 20N 12 TO 15 FT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 84W 8 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .MON...N OF 17N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W NW TO N. 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. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .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. N OF 12N E OF 81W 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. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 66W AND 71W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 65W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA FRI NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SUN INTO MON. LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MON. HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS NW CUBA LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 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