Hurricane Rafael is swirling past the Cayman Islands and is expected to rapidly intensify until making landfall in western ...

Hurricane Rafael will make landfall in Cuba later today, then brush the Florida Keys as it tracks into the Gulf of Mexico where weakening should commence due to multiple atmospheric and oceanic ...

We are continuing to monitor Rafael closely as it bears down on Cuba. The storm could be near major hurricane strength as it makes landfall there before heading into the Gulf. Here’s the latest.

Hurricane Rafael continues to gain strength as it heads toward Cuba, where landfall is expected Wednesday before the storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico.

Rafael should stay hurricane strength while in the southern Gulf of Mexico, but as it moves north it will encounter strong shear, dry air and cooler waters.

For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing ...