ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Rafael continues to spin in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
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Rafael remains a Category 2 storm after making landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday.
As of Thursday morning, Rafael has maximum sustained winds around 105 mph and is moving northwest at 12 mph.
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The storm system is forecast to weaken as it moves to the west and away from Florida over the weekend.
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Rafael will move almost due west over the next several days and could eventually make another landfall in Mexico.
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