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,

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

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba Wednesday. After that, Rafael will move into the Gulf of Mexico. While current forecasts show the storm moving toward the northern Gulf Coast,