ZCZC MIATCUAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM 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 NNNN
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