WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hurricane Rafael made landfall Wednesday in the Cuban province of Artemisa, just east of Playa Majana.
The maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated to be near 115 mph.
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Rafael has now emerged in the Gulf of Mexico with 105 mph winds. It will continue westward as a strong hurricane before weakening eventually by the end of the weekend in the south/central/western Gulf.
Meanwhile, a tropical wave with a low chance of development will impact parts of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward Islands, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as we go into the weekend.
WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologist Jennifer Correa said the wave will increase our rain chances on Sunday and Monday with scattered showers in the forecast on both days.
