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 formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten the Gulf Coast this weekend.

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Tuesday update, Tropical Storm Rafael is 70 miles southwest of Montego Bay Jamaica and 150 miles east-southeast of Grand Cayman, with maximum sustained wind of 60 mph. It’s moving at 14 mph to the northwest.