The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Rafael will grow into a major Category 3 storm Wednesday before it strikes Cuba and moves into the Gulf of Mexico, while the Florida Keys remain under a tropical storm warning.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Hurricane Rafael was upgraded to a Category 2 storm Wednesday morning. As of 7 a.m. Rafael was 90 miles southeast of The Isle of Youth, and 160 miles south-southeast of Havana, Cuba with sustained winds of 100 mph. It is moving northwest at 14 mph.