Hurricane Rafael weakened slightly as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico after making made landfall in western Cuba as a powerful Category 3 storm. The storm is forecast to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday night as a "dangerous major hurricane," according to the National Hurricane Center.

Steady to rapid intensification is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, and Rafael is forecast to become a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean.

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon after it became a Category 3 hurricane earlier in the day. Rafael made landfall around 4:15 p.m. in the Cuban province of Artemisa, just east of Playa Majana,

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico after slamming into Cuba as a major hurricane and continues to crawl westward slowly. Here's what you need to know.

Follow along here for the latest information on Hurricane Rafael for Friday, Nov. 8. Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the coast of western Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center.

After a brief run as a Category 3 overnight, Rafael weakened into a strong Category 2 hurricane this morning, with sustained winds of 110 mph and a meandering path away from Florida and the rest of the U.

Hurricane season is still around. Hurricane Rafael, which Category 3 storm on Wednesday, is now gradually moving over the central Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. In its latest advisory early Friday morning,

Hurricane Rafael left ten million people in the dark as the storm tore through the island, bringing torrential rain and strong winds that reached 105 mph and knocked out the entire country's power grid.