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Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean Sea Monday afternoon and could bring a rare November threat to the United States this weekend after tearing through parts of the western Caribbean. Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday and could rapidly intensify over the warm water of the northwest Caribbean,

Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 is likely to gain strength and develop into Tropical Storm Rafael today. The system is headed toward the Gulf of Mexico.