ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Rafael continues to move westward across the southern Gulf of Mexico after impacting portions of Cuba Wednesday.
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Rafael remains a Category 2 storm, with winds of 105 mph.
The hurricane will continue to move west and is expected to remain a Cat 2 storm before weakening this weekend.
The latest track has Rafael moving into the Bay of Campeche next week.
Rafael’s long-term movement remains uncertain, but the storm will continue to move away from Florida.
Rafael became a major hurricane Wednesday before slamming ashore along the southern coast of Cuba with winds of 115 mph.
A second area near the Lesser Antilles could be organized later in the week, but that complex has a low chance of developing into a tropical system.
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