Issued at 800 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 251146TCPAT3 BULLETINHURRICANE RINA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011800 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...RINA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENINGEXPECTED... SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...17.4N 83.8WABOUT 215 MI...345 KM SW OF GRAND CAYMANABOUT 305 MI...490 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... NONE. 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 HOURS BEFORETHE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREPOSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREAS...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST. RINA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURNTOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ISEXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTEROF RINA WILL APPROACH THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BYTHURSDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONHURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURINGTHE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND RINA COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BYTONIGHT 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 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TROPICAL STORMAND HURRICANE WATCH AREAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH HURRICANECONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY. RAINFALL...RINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4INCHES OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$FORECASTER BRENNAN
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