It's currently part of a large low-pressure system but is expected to consolidate into an organized tropical depression and eventually Tropical Storm Rafael over the next few days.

The National Hurricane Center is watching part of the southwestern Caribbean, where an area of low pressure could form.

Tropical Disturbance is forecast to become Hurricane Rafael tomorrow. The storm will impact Jamaica tonight and track near the Cayman Islands during the day Tuesday

Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 is expected to become Tropical Storm Rafael by Monday and Hurricane Rafael by Tuesday night. The system is forecast to approach the northern Gulf Coast and it is too soon to determine exactly what impacts could occur here in Florida

Two systems in the Atlantic basin — Hurricane Rafael and a disturbance northeast of the Leeward Islands — are drenching parts of the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. Rafael's projected path has taken a wild swing to the west and its ultimate destination is still in flux.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking weakening Tropical Storm Rafael in the Gulf of Mexico. A disturbance near the Bahamas could bring heavy rain

Hurricane Rafael was downgraded to a tropical storm as it continued westward in the Gulf of Mexico posing no threat to land for now while the National Hurricane Center kept track of another system with low odds to develop into the next tropical depression or storm.

Tropical Storm Rafael will continue to spin and weaken in the Gulf before heading south towards the Bay of Campeche.

Tropical Storm Rafael is showing less organization but still having impacts along the US Gulf Coast. A landfall is not expected but beach hazards will persist though the weekend.