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Hurricane RINA Update Statement
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HURRICANE RINA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182011
1145 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2011

...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT RINA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
WEAKENED...

RECENT REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
RINA HAS WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 1230 PM
CDT...1730 UTC...IN PLACE OF THE SCHEDULED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY.


SUMMARY OF 1145 AM CDT...1645 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 85.7W
ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM SSE OF COZUMEL MEXICO
ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM ESE OF CHETUMAL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...135 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 INCHES

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FORECASTER BEVEN

BEL Notice - Hurricane Rina

Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) continues to monitor Hurricane Rina and advises that, in the event there is loss of power supply related to the hurricane, the company will dispatch work crews to the field as soon as it is safe to do so.

The company encourages customers to continue monitoring the hurricane and pay keen attention to safety tips being aired on radio stations.

Customers are also advised that branch offices in Corozal and San Pedro are closed and therefore customers should call BEL's toll free number 0-800-235-2273 or 0-800-BEL-CARE to report any customer service concerns.

HURRICANE RINA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1230 PM CDT WED OCT 26 2011

...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT RINA IS A CATEGORY 1
HURRICANE...


THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.8 WEST. RINA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON THURSDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF RINA WILL BE MOVING NEAR OR
OVER THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON THURSDAY.

REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. RINA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HOWEVER...RINA IS EXPECTED TO
BE AT HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN THE CENTER PASSES NEAR OR OVER THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE NOAA AIRCRAFT IS
982 MB...29.00 INCHES.

A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING RINA REPORTED THAT
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS RISEN TO 982 MB... YEAH! WITH FLIGHT-LEVEL AND
SFMR WINDS THAT...AT THE MOST...SUPPORT AN INITIAL INTENSITY OF 75
KT. THUS...A SPECIAL ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED IN PLACE OF THE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
THE INTENSITY FORECAST. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE
PREVIOUS WIND RADII FORECAST AND NO CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS TRACK
FORECAST.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 26/1730Z 18.1N 85.8W 75 KT 85 MPH
12H 27/0000Z 18.5N 86.2W 70 KT 80 MPH
24H 27/1200Z 19.5N 87.0W 70 KT 80 MPH
36H 28/0000Z 20.8N 87.1W 65 KT 75 MPH...INLAND
48H 28/1200Z 22.0N 87.0W 65 KT 75 MPH...OVER WATER
72H 29/1200Z 23.0N 85.0W 55 KT 65 MPH
96H 30/1200Z 23.5N 83.0W 45 KT 50 MPH
120H 31/1200Z 23.5N 82.5W 35 KT 40 MPH

Right now, just north of the bridge, the tide is almost to the top of the sea wall and occasional small waves are coming over the top.
Hardly any wind and no rain since early morning. I'm sure this will change. LOL

Belize City is overcast, slight drizzles, light light breeze, people going about their biz. Birds are singing here too, dog outside and air temp is cool.

The sun is now out and the sea has turned from steely gray to turquoise again. The tide is high, but I will be surprised if things get much worse from what we've already seen, based on all the forecasts I am reading. Rina is a small storm and weakening.

Current Track, Radar and Satellite photos

Still tacking to the north...

Hurricane Rina Weakens to Category 1 Storm on Path to Yucatan

Hurricane Rina weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, including the resorts of Cancun and Cozumel.

The system's maximum sustained winds dropped to 85 miles (137 kilometers) per hour and Rina is still expected to be a hurricane when it strikes the coast tomorrow, according to a special advisory issued by the U.S. National Hurricane Center advisory at 1:30 p.m. New York time.

Rina is weakening in part because it is pulling in dry air from over the Yucatan and from another pocket over the ocean, said Paul Walker, expert senior meteorologist at AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania.

Weather patterns over the U.S. will help steer the storm away from the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf of Mexico.

The storm's current track has it bending to the east and nearing the western tip of Cuba, then weakening to a tropical storm.

It is possible that Rina will have been torn apart by wind shear and weakened by colder water before that happens.

Bloomberg