Issued at 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 242043TCPAT3 BULLETINHURRICANE RINA ADVISORY NUMBER 6NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...RINA TURNS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN... SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...17.1N 83.1WABOUT 195 MI...315 KM SW OF GRAND CAYMANABOUT 355 MI...570 KM ESE OF CHETUMAL MEXICOMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.1 WEST. RINA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. A WEST TOWEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONHURRICANE WIND SCALE. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT48 HOURS AND RINA COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON 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 AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 989 MB...29.21 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...1100 PM EDT. $$FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS
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