000 FZNT23 KNHC 270854 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.8N 86.9W 988 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. RINA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 19.8N 87.0W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO FURTHER WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.0 N 87.1W LATE TONIGHT...21.6N 86.8W FRI AFTERNOON...21.9N 86.3W LATE FRI...22.0N 85.5W LATE SAT...21.5N 85.5W LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 21.0N 85.5W LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N W OF 85W... .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF RINA EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT...DIMINISHING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT THIS AFTERNOON...TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT...50 KT GUSTS 69 KT FRI AFTERNOON...AND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT S OF 19N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 83W...SHIFTING TO N OF 19N FRI NIGHT. NUMEROUS TSTMS NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF RINA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT DIMINISH TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE SAT NIGHT...AND 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 85W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 19N. E OF 83W S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 N OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 65W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA FRI NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PART SHIFTING TO N LATE TONIGHT. 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 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 AL