Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

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AL172012 - Hurricane RAFAEL

Forecast Track

Time of Latest Forecast: 2012-10-17 18:00

Forecast Hour Latitude Longitude Intensity
0 38.8 302.0 65
12 42.9 309.1 60
24 46.0 318.2 60
36 49.0 327.0 50
48 52.0 331.0 50
72 54.0 327.0 50
96 47.6 327.0 45
120 43.0 332.0 35

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Track History

Synoptic Time Latitude Longitude Intensity
2012-10-17 18:00 38.8 -58.0 65
2012-10-17 12:00 36.5 -60.1 65
2012-10-17 06:00 34.0 -61.7 70
2012-10-17 00:00 31.5 -63.1 75
2012-10-16 18:00 29.5 -64.4 75
2012-10-16 12:00 27.6 -64.9 75
2012-10-16 06:00 25.9 -65.3 75
2012-10-16 00:00 24.6 -65.6 75
2012-10-15 18:00 23.6 -65.8 60
2012-10-15 12:00 22.6 -65.6 65
2012-10-15 06:00 22.1 -65.1 60
2012-10-15 00:00 21.3 -64.7 60
2012-10-14 18:00 20.3 -64.4 50
2012-10-14 12:00 19.8 -64.0 45
2012-10-14 06:00 18.9 -63.6 45
2012-10-14 00:00 17.9 -63.5 45
2012-10-13 18:00 16.7 -63.6 35
2012-10-13 12:00 15.5 -63.9 35
2012-10-13 06:00 15.4 -63.8 35
2012-10-13 00:00 15.0 -63.2 35
2012-10-12 18:00 14.7 -62.7 30

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Enhanced Infrared (IR) Imagery (4 km Mercator)

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Time of This Image: 2012-10-17 00:15

AMSU Microwave 89 GHz Imagery (4 km Mercator)

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Time of This Image: 2012-10-17 00:24

Multiplatform Satellite Surface Wind Analysis (Experimental)

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Time of This Image: 2012-10-18 00:00

Ocean Heat Content & Forecast Track

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Time of This Image: 2012-10-17 00:00

Model Diagnostic Plot

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Time of This Image: 2012-10-17 18:00