Issued at 400 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 280835TCPAT3 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM RINA ADVISORY NUMBER 21NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011400 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...RINA SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT PASSES WEST-NORTHWEST OF CANCUNMEXICO... SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...21.1N 87.0WABOUT 15 MI...25 KM WNW OF CANCUN MEXICOMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 PUNTAALLEN TO SAN FELIPE FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RINA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST. RINA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. THIS GENERALMOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. RINASHOULD THEN BEGIN A SOUTHWARD DRIFT BACK TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERNCARIBBEAN SEA AND REMAIN THERE FOR A FEW DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA OVERWATER TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. GRADUAL WEAKENING ISFORECAST...AND RINA COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN ABOUT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OFEXTREME NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUETHROUGH THIS MORNING. RAINFALL...RINA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6INCHES OVER THE NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND COZUMEL THROUGHTODAY WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES. STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 1TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST....PRIMARILY ON COZUMEL AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN. THE SURGEWILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...700 AM CDT.NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 AM CDT. $$FORECASTER STEWART
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