Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Category 2 Hurricane Rafael for Wednesday, Nov 6

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November 5, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.·5 min read

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Article first published: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, 10 a.m. ET

As per the National Hurricane Center's 10 am Wednesday update, the Category 1 hurricane Rafael has developed into a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph. Category 2 Hurricane Rafael is 60 miles east-southeast of the Isle of Youth and 130 miles south-southeast of Havana Cuba, with maximum sustained wind of 110 mph. It’s moving at 14 mph to the northwest. Rafael is expected to change into a hurricane.

YESTERDAY (Tuesday):

Yesterday, Rafael transformed into a hurricane. It was later upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph. The Florida Keys placed under a tropical storm warning by forecasters.

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The government of the Cayman Islands has discontinued the Hurricane Warning for Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:

- Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, and the Isle of Youth

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:

- Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, and Ciego de Avila

- Lower and Middle Florida Keys from Key West to west of the Channel 5 Bridge

- Dry Tortugas

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning areas. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in western Cuba and the Isle of Youth today. Tropical storm conditions are expected in parts of west-central Cuba and the lower and middle Florida Keys today and tonight. Tropical storm conditions are possible farther east in central Cuba today.

RAINFALL: RAINFALL: Heavy rainfall will impact areas of the Western Caribbean through early Thursday, particularly across the Cayman Islands into western Cuba. Rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected across portions of western Cuba, with isolated higher totals up to 12 inches anticipated across areas of higher terrain. This will lead to areas of flash flooding and mudslides. Across the Cayman Islands additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches is expected.

Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected for the Lower and Middle Florida Keys.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Hurricane Rafael, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at3.shtml? Rainqpf

STORM SURGE: Storm surge could raise water levels as much as 9 to 14 feet above normal tide levels in areas of onshore winds along the southern coast of Cuba in the Hurricane Warning area, including the Isle of Youth.

The combination of a storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...

Dry Tortugas...1-3 ft Lower Florida Keys...1-2 ft

TORNADOES: A couple of tornadoes are possible through tonight over the Florida Keys and far southwestern Florida mainland.

SURF: Swells generated by Rafael are expected to affect much of the western Caribbean during the next day or so and will also spread across most of the Gulf of Mexico from east to west late this week into the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

RAINFALL: Heavy rainfall will impact areas of the Western Caribbean through early Thursday, particularly across the Cayman Islands into western Cuba. Rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected across portions of western Cuba, with isolated higher totals up to 12 inches anticipated across areas of higher terrain. This will lead to areas of flash flooding and mudslides. Across the Cayman Islands additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches is expected.

Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected for the Lower and Middle Florida Keys.

Dry Tortugas...1-3 ft Lower Florida Keys...1-2 ft

TORNADOES: A couple of tornadoes are possible through tonight over the Florida Keys and far southwestern Florida mainland.

Source: National Hurricane Center

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