Issued at 100 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 271748TCPAT3 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM RINA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 18ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011100 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...RINA MOVING NORTHWARD NEAR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATANPENINSULA... SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...19.5N 87.1WABOUT 70 MI...115 KM S OF COZUMEL MEXICOABOUT 105 MI...170 KM NE OF CHETUMAL MEXICOMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* THE EAST AND NORTH COASTS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMALTO PROGRESO 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 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RINA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.1 WEST. RINA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION ISEXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THEEAST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON FRIDAY OR FRIDAYNIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF RINA WILL MOVE NEAROR OVER THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAYTHROUGH FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KMFROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING ONTO THE COAST OFTHE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA. THESECONDITIONS SHOULD SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST IN THE WARNINGAREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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 1 TO 3 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...400 PM CDT. $$FORECASTER BEVEN
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