According to the National Hurricane Center’s 7 pm Tuesday advisory, the tropical storm Rafael had upgraded to a hurricane with winds of 75 mph. Hurricane Rafael is 25 miles southeast of Little Cayman and 305 miles south-southeast of Havana Cuba, with maximum sustained wind of 75 mph. It’s moving at 15 mph to the northwest.

Tropical Storm Rafael became a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday afternoon as it nears the coast of western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said.In a 1 p.m. ET update, the NHC said Rafael was 85 miles south of Havana,

A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas and the Isle of Youth.