Steady to rapid intensification is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, Rafael became a Category 1 hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean.

While seeing a storm track in November is alarming, the risks of damaging wind or surge on the remain quite low and enhanced rain chances should be Rafael's only impact on Florida.

Even without a landfall in Florida, the state is expected to feel some impacts from Rafael, starting as early as today.

Rafael will bring plenty of moisture between Wednesday and Thursday, bringing periods of heavy rains affecting much of Florida.

The National Weather Service office in Mobile/Pensacola warns of life threatening rip currents through early next week along coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches due to Hurricane Rafael. High surf with breakers up to 5 to 7 feet will persist along area beaches Friday while surf remains elevated through Sunday afternoon.

Rafael is now a post-tropical remnant. Follow here for the latest on storms for Monday, Nov. 11. Hurricane Rafael, the storm that pummeled Cuba this week with 115-mph winds and intense rainfall,

Florida 's hurricane center has issued an advisory for Rafael, saying the storm is 'likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions' over the next few days. The storm is in the Gulf of Mexico.