AT 4PM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.7° WEST, OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA.
RAFAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHNEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR JAMAICA LATE TONIGHT, BE NEAR OR OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATE TUESDAY, AND APPROACH CUBA ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS NOW FORECAST AND THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.
AT 4PM EST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 76.7° WEST, OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA.
RAFAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHNEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR JAMAICA LATE TONIGHT, BE NEAR OR OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATE TUESDAY, AND APPROACH CUBA ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS NOW FORECAST AND THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.
