000 FZNT23 KNHC 280918 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 FRI OCT 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RINA INLAND ACROSS NE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21.1N 87.0W 998 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNE AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. RINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NNE AND EMERGE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF NE YUCATAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN TO TURN SLOWLY SE TONIGHT THEN MOVE S SAT AND SUN...WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 20.6N 86.1W SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO A REMNANT LOW SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO THE SW N ATLC. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC W INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 86W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF RINA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 12 FT ALONG NE YUCATAN COAST. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALL BUT SW PORTION. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT E OF 76W. S OF 12N VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 68W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N75W TO 27N80W SAT EVENING THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA LATE SUN BEFORE DRIFTING N SUN NIGHT INTO MON. LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MON AND MOVE NE AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N W OF 76W SE WINDS NEAR 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE LATE. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR SW PART. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MAINLY W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING