Hurricane Harbor: Hurricane Rafael Cuba Bound! Intensifying!! NHC Forecasts to be 105 MPH before Landfall in Cuba. New Yellow Circle in Atlantic with Florida Concerns.

Rafael intensifying.

Fairly fast and steady.

May be fast and furious by Cuba.

10 PM forecasts 105 MPH

before landfall.

Crossing Cuba with the path it's currently on takes it across a narrow part of the Island and if moving fast it's not going to lose much intensity crossing Cuba. There is still shear, dry air the further North it goes but it's worth remembering this has potential to do real damage in Cuba and only time will tell what it does next.

Lastly ....

Not saying this is like Camille.

Strength wise no way.

But it's an interesting signature.

Curious to see what it looks like on VIS

in the morning.......

Obviously Camille on the right.

But shape, orientation similar.

Similar enough to catch my eye.

Keep watching.

Keep reading please from earlier tonight.

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Ps it also picked up speed a bit.

Beautiful screen grab from Gary Stephenson

Consolidating a CDO

Reminds me of a historic hurricane.

Not posting it. Just true though.

Tenacious fighter.

Earthnull also looks good.

There's an old time measure of a tropical system down South of Cuba for old time Floridians and my family goes back to the 1800s in Florida. Does it go over Havana ... if so people in Key West and the Florida Keys, the Miami area and SW Tampa from Ybor City in Tampa South all watch it wearily no matter what the NHC says in their advisories. Until it's past them, they never believe it can't impact them in some way. Remember, Key West has a Tropical Storm Warning currently, will be curious what changes later tonight or in the morning while we all wait and wonder what will be with the election.