What was Hurricane Rafael downgraded to a tropical storm as the system still heads west into the Gulf of Mexico and continues to be no threat to land for now, the National Hurricane Center kept

Millions of people from the Caribbean to the U.S. Gulf Coast are keeping their eyes on Tropical Depression Eighteen as the system becomes better organized and is forecast to

Rafael weakened overnight into a tropical storm and continues taking a westerly path. A system near the Bahamas could bring heavy rains to that area.

After a brief run as a Category 3 overnight, Rafael weakened into a Category 2 hurricane Friday, with sustained winds of 100 mph and a meandering path away from Florida and the rest of the U.S. through the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to continue to weaken over the next few days,

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday it is tracking a system in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression later this week.