Rafael weakened on Saturday and is expected to remain a tropical storm in the central Gulf of Mexico from Sunday into Monday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced. On Saturday morning, the agency said the storm was about 290 miles of Progreso, Mexico. Rafael is moving northwest at six mph, the NHC said.

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday and has now moved on to the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Rafael, which made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, is now gradually moving over the central Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Rafael remains a "powerful compact hurricane" as it slowly churns in the central Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center says.

Hurricane Rafael has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it approaches the western coast of Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Rafael is now a tropical storm. Follow along here for updates about the storm on Saturday, Nov. 9. Hurricane Rafael, the storm that pummeled Cuba this week with 115-mph winds and intense rainfall, now isn't forecast to make landfall in the U.

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 has downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further in the Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.