Hurricane Rina is active in the Caribbean Sea, located approximately 280 miles east-southeast of Chetumal, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds are 105 mph. Rina is forecast to strengthen.
PDC Global Hazards Atlas showing the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean with TRMM 3-hour precipitation accumulations. Hurricane Rina is shown with current track and forecast positions along with 3- and 5-day error cones.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE RINA…LOCATED ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO.
A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS…AND ANY DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE…20 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT…LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ARUBA…CURACAO AND BONAIRE…THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF VENEZUELA…AND THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…PLEASE SEE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
NHC graphical Tropical Weather Outlook Map - Showing Hurricane Rina, and the area of disturbed weather discussed above.
Atlantic Ocean
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NOAA satellite image of the Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Tropical Cyclone Rina
NHC forecast advisory
NHC graphical track map
Global Hazards Atlas
NOAA satellite image of the Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
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