Rafael was becoming more organized as the center of the storm passed south of western Jamaica, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory issued at 10 a.m. EST. A hurricane warning was in effect for the Cayman Islands and a hurricane watch was ...

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 12 pm Tuesday update, Tropical Storm Rafael is 70 miles southwest of Montego Bay Jamaica and 150 miles east-southeast of Grand Cayman, with maximum sustained wind of 60 mph. It’s moving at 14 mph to the northwest.

A broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean Sea is becoming better organized and the National Hurricane Center is initiating advisories on the system as of 4 p.m. Sunday.