050
WTNT63 KNHC 060021
TCUAT3
HURRICANE RAFAEL TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182024
720 PM EST TUE NOV 05 2024
..RAFAEL INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE
RECENT DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT
RAFAEL HAS BECOME A HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75
MPH (120 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DATA FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALSO
INDICATES THAT THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO 986 MB
(29.11 INCHES).
SUMMARY OF 720 PM EST...0020 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.4N 79.9W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM SE OF LITTLE CAYMAN
ABOUT 305 MI...495 KM SSE OF HAVANA CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.11 INCHES
FORECASTER PAPIN/HAGEN
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