Issued at 500 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 250850TCPAT3 BULLETINHURRICANE RINA ADVISORY NUMBER 8NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011500 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...RINA NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE WITH 100 MPH WINDS... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...17.3N 83.6WABOUT 210 MI...335 KM SW OF GRAND CAYMANABOUT 320 MI...515 KM ESE OF CHETUMAL MEXICOMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.79 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THEEAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO PUNTAGRUESA...AND A HURRICANE WATCH FROM NORTH OF PUNTA GRUESA TOCANCUN. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...* THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM NORTH OF PUNTA GRUESATO CANCUN A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...* THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL TO PUNTAGRUESA A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLEWITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURSBEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCEWINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT ORDANGEROUS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREPOSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.6 WEST. RINA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL TURNTOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ISEXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THECENTER WILL BE APPROACHING THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULABY THURSDAY MORNING. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFTINDICATES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR100 MPH...160 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY TWOHURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND RINACOULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY.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 MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM THE HURRICANE HUNTERDATA IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------RAINFALL...RINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4INCHES OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM EDT.NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$FORECASTER PASCH/LANDSEA
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