After strengthening to hurricane status on Tuesday afternoon, Rafael is continuing to gain strength in the Caribbean as the ...

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.

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 ...

What else to know: Trump quickly picked up Florida, Ohio and several Southern Republican strongholds, including Texas. Harris ...

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

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.

Warm waters and low wind shear in the Caribbean are providing conditions favorable for "rapid strengthening," according to the National Hurricane Center. Once it makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Meanwhile, oil and gas producers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico began shutting output as Tropical Storm Rafael is forecast to ...