825  
WTNT33 KNHC 101433  
TCPAT3  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL ADVISORY NUMBER 29  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182024  
900 AM CST SUN NOV 10 2024  
   
..RAFAEL BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED  
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 900 AM CST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...26.3N 91.9W  
ABOUT 370 MI...600 KM NNW OF PROGRESO MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 900 AM CST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 91.9 WEST. RAFAEL IS  
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). THE STORM  
IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH  
TONIGHT, THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY  
AND TUESDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED, AND RAFAEL IS FORECAST TO DEGENERATE TO A  
POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BY MONDAY.  
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES (240 KM)  
FROM THE CENTER. A FEW HOURS AGO, NOAA BUOY 42001 OVER THE CENTRAL  
GULF OF MEXICO RECORDED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 38 MPH (61 KM/H) WITH A  
GUST OF 45 MPH (72 KM/H).  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB (29.62 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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KEY MESSAGES FOR RAFAEL CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE  
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT43 KNHC  
AND ON THE WEB AT HURRICANES.GOV/TEXT/MIATCDAT3.SHTML  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY RAFAEL WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING PORTIONS OF  
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS  
WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND  
RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL  
WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 PM CST.  
 
 
FORECASTER HAGEN  
 
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