Issued at 200 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 241814TCPAT3 BULLETINHURRICANE RINA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 5NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011200 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...RINA QUICKLY BECOMES A HURRICANE...ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING ISEXPECTED... SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...17.1N 83.0WABOUT 195 MI...310 KM SW OF GRAND CAYMANABOUT 360 MI...580 KM ESE OF CHETUMAL MEXICOMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES AND 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 MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.0 WEST. RINA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD THEWEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATETHAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ONTHE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENINGIS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND RINA IS FORECAST TO BECOMEA MAJOR HURRICANE BY LATE TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115MILES...185 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCEAIRCRAFT WAS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------RAINFALL...RINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4INCHES OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT. $$FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS
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