(Undated) -- Forecasters say Rafael has strengthened into a Hurricane as it swirls across the Caribbean. Rafael is now the eleventh hurricane of the 2024 season. The storm is expected to keep growing before it makes landfall in Cuba on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center says the Lower and Middle Florida Keys could experience tropical storm conditions beginning late Wednesday or Wednesday night.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...

* Cayman Islands

* Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, and the Isle of Youth

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

* Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, and Ciego de Avila

* Lower and Middle Florida Keys from Key West to west of the Channel 5 Bridge

* Dry Tortugas

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...

* Cuban provinces of Camaguey and Las Tunas