The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Rafael to grow into the season’s 11th hurricane on Tuesday as it moves toward Cuba with winds and storm surge expected to affect the

ToplineTropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen on Tuesday while becoming a hurricane over the western Caribbean as the storm heads northwest toward the Gulf Coast later this week, impacting the Florida Keys and other states,

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Tuesday update, Tropical Storm Rafael is 70 miles southwest of Montego Bay Jamaica and 150 miles east-southeast of Grand Cayman, with maximum sustained wind of 60 mph. It’s moving at 14 mph to the northwest.