AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RAFAEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 86.2° WEST, OR ABOUT 260 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAVANA, CUBA.
RAFAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWESTNEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS GENERAL MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, RAFAEL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SMALL INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RAFAEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 86.2° WEST, OR ABOUT 260 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAVANA, CUBA.
RAFAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWESTNEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS GENERAL MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, RAFAEL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SMALL INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
