Issued at 700 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 271140TCPAT3 BULLETINHURRICANE RINA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011700 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...RINA BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED...COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORMLATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...18.9N 87.0WABOUT 115 MI...190 KM S OF COZUMEL MEXICOABOUT 90 MI...145 KM ENE OF CHETUMAL MEXICOMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* THE NORTHEAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM NORTH OF PUNTAGRUESA TO SAN FELIPE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO PUNTAGRUESA* THE NORTH COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WEST OF SAN FELIPE TOPROGRESO PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TOCOMPLETION IN THE WARNING AREA. INTERESTS IN WESTERN CUBA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF RINA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST. RINA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TO THENORTH WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY. ONTHE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF RINA WILL BE MOVING NEAR OR OVERTHE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONHURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48HOURS...AND RINA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. A NOAAHURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE RINA DURINGTHE NEXT FEW HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85MILES...140 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVERPORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA. HURRICANE CONDITIONSARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY. RAINFALL...RINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6INCHES OVER THE EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND COZUMEL THROUGHFRIDAY WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES. STORM SURGE...A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BYAS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THEIMMEDIATE COAST NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF THE CENTER.NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE ANDDESTRUCTIVE WAVES. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 AM CDT. $$FORECASTER BEVEN
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