Issued at 645 PM AST MON OCT 15 2012
000
WTNT62 KNHC 152244
TCUAT2
HURRICANE RAFAEL TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172012
645 PM AST MON OCT 15 2012
...RAFAEL BECOMES A HURRICANE...
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT RAFAEL HAS STRENGTHENED...AND ITS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NOW NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H. THIS MAKES RAFAEL THE NINTH HURRICANE
OF THE 2012 ATLANTIC SEASON.
SUMMARY OF 645 PM AST...2245 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.3N 65.7W
ABOUT 560 MI...905 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.76 INCHES
$$
FORECASTER PASCH/BERG
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000
WTNT62 KNHC 152244
TCUAT2
HURRICANE RAFAEL TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172012
645 PM AST MON OCT 15 2012
...RAFAEL BECOMES A HURRICANE...
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT RAFAEL HAS STRENGTHENED...AND ITS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NOW NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H. THIS MAKES RAFAEL THE NINTH HURRICANE
OF THE 2012 ATLANTIC SEASON.
SUMMARY OF 645 PM AST...2245 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...24.3N 65.7W
ABOUT 560 MI...905 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.76 INCHES
$$
FORECASTER PASCH/BERG
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