Rafael Weakens to Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico

Post-Tropical Rafael Weakens over the Gulf of Mexico
The center of the storm has become more exposed due to strong winds, and convective storms are displaced to the northeast of Rafael as shown on the enhanced satellite imagery. National Hurricane Center meteorologists expect Rafael to make a clockwise loop in the Gulf of Mexico before gradually shifting southward.
Rafael Weakens in the Gulf of Mexico
The system, officially known as “Tropical Depression Eighteen,” was in the Caribbean south of Jamaica and had sustained winds of 35 miles per hour on Sunday evening. Storms get names once they contain sustained winds of 39 m.p.h or more. The next name on the 2024 list is Rafael, the 17th storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.
Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane
Rafael has weakened to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Rafael beginning to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico
Rafael reached a Category Three hurricane status about 24 hours after becoming a tropical storm in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday afternoon. Rafael dropped to a Category 2 intensity as it began moving into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday evening.
Hurricane Rafael lingers in Gulf of Mexico
Rafael is currently a Category 2 hurricane with some fluctuations in intensity possible on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. A steady weakening trend is forecast by the evening and should continue through the weekend.
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