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PORT CONDITIONS:      WHISKEY – PORT MANATEE, TAMPA – HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 72 HOURS. PORT IS STILL OPEN, NO RESTRICTIONS

SEASONAL/4 – MIAMI, PORT EVERGLADES, PALM BEACH, PORT CANAVERAL, JACKSONVILLE, SAVANNAH, CHARLESTON, WILMINGTON

 

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Hurricane Rafael  - Hurricane Rafael Advisory Number  20 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL182024  300 AM CST Fri Nov 08 2024

 

...RAFAEL MOVING WESTWARD IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...

 

SUMMARY OF 300 AM CST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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ABOUT 245 MI...395 KM NNE OF PROGRESO MEXICO

ABOUT 585 MI...940 KM E OF MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES

 

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

 

Interests in the southern and southwestern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of Rafael.

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1. Near Greater Antilles:

Disorganized showers and thunderstorms continue in association with a trough of low pressure that extends from the central Caribbean Sea northeastward across Hispaniola and into the southwestern Atlantic. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next couple of days while it moves westward near the Greater Antilles. Regardless of development, locally heavy rains are possible across the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the southeastern Bahamas through Saturday.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.

* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.