OKAY, 610 WE’RE TRACKING THE TROPICS BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO HURRICANE RAPHAEL AS WE’RE GETTING INDIRECT IMPACTS WITH THAT MOISTURE IN THE AIR. METEOROLOGIST KELLIANNE KLASS IS HERE NOW WITH THE UPDATE. YEAH. RIGHT NOW RAPHAEL IS A MAJOR CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH WINDS OF 120MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY AND TOMORROW, EVENTUALLY TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AT THE SAME TIME, THOUGH, IT BEGINS TO CURVE UP TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST TO THE NORTH, ALMOST LIKE IT’S GOING TO TRY TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. BUT THEN IT QUICKLY DIVES DOWN TO THE SOUTH INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AS IT CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW. SO THIS IS JUST GOING TO DO A LITTLE LOOP THROUGHOUT THE GULF OF MEXICO AND MOVE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. SO THIS IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER IN PUERTO RICO. WE DO HAVE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PRODUCING SOME DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT TWO AND SEVEN DAYS. BACK AT HOME. WE’RE STARTING OFF WITH SOME RAINFALL FOR SOME OF OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA LOCATIONS. WE’LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE

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Video above: Latest on the tropicsThe National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Rafael after it strengthened back into a major Category 3 storm. The system is forecast to weaken throughout Friday and the weekend, the NHC says.Bookmark this page to see the latest maps and models.> More on Rafael hereRelated: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2024Related: Hurricane KidCast: What's a hurricane? And more answers to kids' questionsFirst Warning WeatherStay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.

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The National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Rafael after it strengthened back into a major Category 3 storm.

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The system is forecast to weaken throughout Friday and the weekend, the NHC says.

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> More on Rafael here

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