Issued at 200 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 000WTNT33 KNHC 240532TCPAT3 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM RINA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011200 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...RINA MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NORTHWESTERNCARIBBEAN SEA... SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...16.5N 82.2WABOUT 125 MI...200 KM NE OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDERABOUT 205 MI...330 KM SSW OF GRAND CAYMANMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...* THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM PUNTA CASTILLA EASTWARD TO THENICARAGUAN BORDER 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 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RINA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST. RINA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND AGRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTEDLATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OFRINA IS EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OFHONDURAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150KM...PRIMARILY TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------RAINFALL...THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER EASTERN HONDURAS...WITHISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASHFLOODING AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTSOF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT. $$FORECASTER PASCH/LANDSEA
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