Source: CNN
“Hurricane Rafael slammed into Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon before losing some strength as it passed over the island and entered the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is moving away from western Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane, and conditions on the island were expected to improve overnight, with winds, rain, and storm surge diminishing. The hurricane, which caused the island’s power grid to crash, is the fifth major hurricane of the year in the Atlantic and the strongest this late in the year since 2020. … Rafael is expected to turn to the west and slow on Thursday, likely meandering along the southern Gulf of Mexico into the weekend. It is unlikely at this time that this storm will impact the northern Gulf of Mexico with the hurricane center only warning that the southern and southwestern Gulf of Mexico should keep up to date on Rafael.” (11/07/24)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/06/weather/hurricane-rafael-path-forecast-climate/index.html