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

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FORECASTER PASCH/BERG