The National Hurricane Center said Rafael is now a post-tropical remnant, and that it is currently tracking a system in the Caribbean Sea.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Rafael continues to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico and posing no threat to land for now. As of the NHC 4 a.m. tropical outlook, Tropical Storm Rafael was 355 miles north-northwest of Progresso, Mexico, moving north-northwest at 2 mph.

The center of the storm has become more exposed due to strong winds, and convective storms are displaced to the northeast of Rafael as shown on the enhanced satellite imagery. National Hurricane Center meteorologists expect Rafael to make a clockwise loop in the Gulf of Mexico before gradually shifting southward.