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| #468230 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:41 PM 24.Oct.2011) TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE RINA ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011 1100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...RINA GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN SEA... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.2N 83.3W ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SW OF GRAND CAYMAN ABOUT 340 MI...550 KM ESE OF CHETUMAL MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN BELIZE...THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF RINA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.3 WEST. RINA IS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND RINA COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...RINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/STEWART |
