Issued at 200 PM EST Wed Nov 06 2024
000 WTNT63 KNHC 061857 TCUAT3 Hurricane Rafael Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL182024 200 PM EST Wed Nov 06 2024 ...EYE OF RAFAEL NEARING WESTERN CUBA... ...2 PM EST POSITION UPDATE... Rafael is nearing western Cuba and is expected to make landfall within the next few hours. Another position update will be provided by 3 PM EST (2000 UTC) SUMMARY OF 200 PM EST...1900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.2N 82.4W ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM NE OF THE ISLE OF YOUTH ABOUT 70 MI...110 KM S OF HAVANA CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES $$ Forecaster Brown/Hagen
