Special note on the NHC cone: The forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the ...

Rafael is expected to slam Cuba as a Category 2 storm. Currently located over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the NHC says Tropical Storm Patty is quickly losing its tropical characteristics.

As of the NHC’s 7 p.m. tropical outlook, the trough of low pressure with disorganized showers and thunderstorms extended from near Hispaniola northeast over the southwestern Atlantic.

The NHC uses this designation to issue watches and warnings. No description found The storm is expected to move near Jamaica and strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba.

Hurricane RafaelRafael was upgraded into a hurricane on Tuesday, according to the NHC.Officials say the system could near major hurricane status before making landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday.

As Tropical Storm Rafael barrels across the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center predicts that powerful winds might impact the U.S. by Thursday night. The storm, which is expected to ...

The disturbance is expected to pass near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, according to the NHC. Strong levels of wind are expected to end the chances of development over the weekend.

NHC forecasters said Thursday a "broad area of low pressure" is likely to develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea by the end of the week, and that gradual development is possible thereafter.

Here's what forecasters are watching The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday increased the possibility of a new pressure system in the Atlantic Ocean potentially turning into a tropical storm.

As the system begins moving west-northwestward, a tropical depression could form as it approaches or nears the Leeward Islands, according to the NHC. The chance of development in the next 48 hours ...

"A tropical depression could form as the system begins moving west-northwestward and approaches or moves near the Leeward Islands late this week," the NHC said.